The Johnston Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Prout Crusaders at 4:30 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: Middletown, who was ranked 12th at the time (Johnston was ranked 21st). The Panthers wound up with the same score they had in their last game (3-2), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
Johnston saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Bracey, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, Prout was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their 13th straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 8-0 to East Greenwich.
Johnston now has a losing record of 5-6. As for Prout, their loss dropped their record down to 0-11.
Johnston came up short against Prout when the teams last played back in May of 2025, falling 4-0. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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