Softball Preview: North Johnston Panthers vs. Goldsboro Cougars
North Johnston is 7-0 against Goldsboro since March of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The North Johnston Panthers will be playing at home against the Goldsboro Cougars at 6:30 p.m. North Johnston is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
North Johnston can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Beddingfield 15-1. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for North Johnston considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Emily Scott made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Scott was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Camden Ford, who scored three runs while going 2-for-2. Kaleigh Hughart was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Goldsboro fell victim to a rough 14-4 defeat at the hands of Princeton on Wednesday. Goldsboro has not had much luck with Princeton recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
North Johnston is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Goldsboro, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
Everything went North Johnston's way against Goldsboro in their previous matchup on April 9th as North Johnston made off with a 15-0 victory. Does North Johnston have another victory up their sleeve, or will Goldsboro turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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