On Tuesday, Johnston faced Chariho in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Johnston Panthers beat the Chariho Chargers by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 10-0. The result was nothing new for Johnston, who have now won five matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Johnston got a great performance from Emmanuel Rios as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Rios has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kevin Biscelli, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Christopher Civetti, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
The win (which was Johnston's fourth in a row) raised their record to 9-5. As for Chariho, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-8 record this season.
Johnston will have a chance to go back-to-back against Chariho: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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