North Johnston is 8-2 against South Johnston since March of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The North Johnston Panthers will look to defend their home field against the South Johnston Trojans at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with North Johnston sitting on six straight wins and South Johnston on ten.
Last Thursday, North Johnston was able to grind out a solid victory over Spring Creek, taking the game 11-6.
Meanwhile, South Johnston beat C.B. Aycock 5-1 on Thursday. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs South Johnston has scored all season.
Ava Strickland spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on one hit and racked up six Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Lannah Price, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
North Johnston has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for South Johnston, they pushed their record up to 13-1 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
North Johnston suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to South Johnston in their previous meeting back in March of 2022. Thankfully for North Johnston, Allison Stewart (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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