The Johnston Panthers will square off against the Scituate Spartans at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Johnston is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Portsmouth, who was ranked 13th at the time (Johnston was ranked 11th). The Panthers fell 4-1 to the Patriots on Saturday.
Samaya Imondi made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with one run.
Burrillville hit Scituate with a four-run sixth inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Spartans took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Broncos. Spartans fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team has lost against the Broncos since Tuesday.
Scituate's loss was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Johnston, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-3.
Johnston got the 'W' in their previous matchup back in May of 2025 against Scituate by a conclusive 8-2 score. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Spartans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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