The Johnston Panthers will head out to take on the Pilgrim Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Johnston will bounce into Friday's game after beating East Greenwich, who they had gone 0-4 against in their four prior meetings. Johnston enjoyed a cozy 26-7 win over East Greenwich on Friday.
Dean Paris had a dynamite game for Johnston, rushing for 152 yards, while also picking up 45 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave Paris a new career-high in rushing yards.
Johnston didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jonny Costa and Paris.
Meanwhile, Pilgrim's offense rose to the challenge against a Purple defense that boasted an average of only 8.5 points allowed on Friday. Pilgrim walked away with a 31-23 victory over Classical. 31 seems to be a good number for the Patriots as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Johnston's record now sits at 2-4. As for Pilgrim, they pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
Johnston strolled past Pilgrim in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 29-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for Johnston since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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