The Johnston Panthers will look to defend their home field on Friday against the East Greenwich Avengers at 4:30 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Johnston: 3, East Greenwich: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Johnston is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Tiverton, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Johnston was ranked 25th). Johnston fell just short of Tiverton by a score of 3-1 on Wednesday. Johnston has not had much luck with Tiverton recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Johnston saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Vendetti, who went 1-for-1 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, East Greenwich entered their tilt with Chariho with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They were the clear victor by a 10-2 margin over the Chargers on Wednesday.
Johnston now has a losing record at 2-3. As for East Greenwich, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Johnston might still be hurting after the 14-5 defeat they got from East Greenwich when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Will Johnston have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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