North Johnston fell victim to South Johnston and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the South Johnston Trojans. The Panthers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Trojans apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March of 2019.
North Johnston saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Seth Scott, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one double.
North Johnston now has a losing record of 2-3. As for South Johnston, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 4-3.
Looking ahead, a feisty cat fight will be fought as North Johnston Panthers challenge Neuse Charter Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Neuse Charter has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 13.25 runs per game on average), something North Johnston will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for South Johnston, they will head out on the road to square off against Fike at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. South Johnston's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Fike's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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