On Tuesday, Johnston faced Prout in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Johnston Panthers won by a run and slipped past the Prout Crusaders 8-7. For Johnston, this counts as revenge for the 7-5 defeat Prout walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
Emmanuel Rios tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits.
At the plate, Johnston's victory was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Christopher Civetti, who went 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI. Civetti has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Dean Paris, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On Prout's side, Noah McParlin was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Johnston now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Prout, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-5.
Johnston will head out on the road to square off against Barrington at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Barrington is coming into the game with five straight wins at home, so Johnston will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Prout will take on Chariho at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Prout's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Chariho's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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