North Johnston came into their game on Wednesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against the Farmville Central Jaguars, falling 12-3. The Panthers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Jaguars apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2021.
Samantha Johnson made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Camden Ford, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
North Johnston's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Farmville Central, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-1.
Coming up, North Johnston will square off against Beddingfield at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. North Johnston has given up an average of 11.2 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Farmville Central, they will host Ayden - Grifton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Farmville Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
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