North Johnston made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Farmville Central, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Panthers fell just short of the Jaguars by a score of 5-3 on Thursday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Jaguars this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 12-3 back in March.
North Johnston saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mallori Woodard, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Samantha Boswell also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
This is the second loss in a row for North Johnston and nudges their season record down to 8-5. As for Farmville Central, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
North Johnston will square off against South Central at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The Falcons will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something the Panthers surely won't give up without a fight. As for Farmville Central, they will take on North Pitt at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Jaguars are facing the Panthers at the right time seeing as the Panthers are stuck on a 12-game losing streak.
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