Softball Recap: East Greenwich Takes Down Ranked Johnston

Avengers

Margin (Wins)

04/29/25 @ North Providence	16
04/08/25 vs Woonsocket	15
04/25/25 @ Rogers	14
04/10/25 @ Narragansett	14
04/09/25 vs Burrillville	10

East Greenwich faced Johnston in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Avengers blew past the Panthers 11-3. The Avengers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by seven runs or more this season.

Kayleigh Chaiyabhat made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. She has been consistent: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brooke Fairbanks, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Sarah Levy, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.

East Greenwich kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Johnston only managed four hits.

East Greenwich pushed their record up to 10-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Johnston, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-3.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. East Greenwich will take on rival West Warwick at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Avengers 3.5, the Wizards 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Johnston is set to square off against their familiar foe Portsmouth at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.