North Johnston is 9-1 against Smithfield-Selma since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The North Johnston Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Smithfield-Selma Spartans at 6:00 p.m. North Johnston's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Smithfield-Selma's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Thursday, North Johnston came up short against Princeton and fell 8-3.
Meanwhile, Smithfield-Selma was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 15th straight defeat. They lost 10-0 to East Wake.
North Johnston's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-7. As for Smithfield-Selma, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-20.
North Johnston came out on top in a nail-biter against Smithfield-Selma in their previous matchup back in March of 2022, sneaking past 3-1. Will North Johnston repeat their success, or does Smithfield-Selma have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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