The Johnston Panthers's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Scituate Spartans at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday. Johnston is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.8 goals per game this season.
Johnston is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 5-2 margin over Woonsocket. The score was close at the half, but the Panthers pulled away in the second half with three goals.
Steven Vera Vaca and
Angel Mercado scored all five of Johnston's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 17 goals.
Meanwhile, Scituate put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their undefeated season alive. They never let Narragansett onto the board and left with a 6-0 victory. Considering the Spartans have won 12 matchups by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Johnston has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 21 goals over those eight games. As for Scituate, their win bumped their record up to 19-0-2.
Johnston might still be hurting after the 8-2 loss they got from Scituate in their previous matchup back in October. Can Johnston avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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