Baseball Recap: Prout Crusaders vs. Johnston Panthers
On Tuesday, Prout faced Johnston in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Prout Crusaders fell just short of the Johnston Panthers by a score of 8-7. Prout was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Johnston apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2023.
Noah McParlin made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
On Johnston's side, they got a great performance from Emmanuel Rios as he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits.
On the hitting side, Johnston's win was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Christopher Civetti, who went 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI. Civetti has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Dylan Guernon was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Prout's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-5. As for Johnston, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season.
Prout will be playing at home against Chariho at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Prout's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Chariho's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Johnston, they will head out on the road to take on Barrington at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Barrington: 2.5, Johnston: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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