It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Johnston can now relate to. They fell 5-2 to the East Providence Townies on Saturday. The loss continues a trend for Johnston in their matchups with East Providence: they've now lost eight in a row.
Emmanuel Rios was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up five earned runs off four hits.
At the plate, Steven Finegan was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Johnston didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East Providence only tossed four.
On East Providence's side, Kyle Desrosiers spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on one hit.
On the hitting side, East Providence saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Timothy Robitaille, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Johnston's defeat dropped their record down to 11-11. As for East Providence, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5-1 record this season.
Johnston does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for East Providence, they will be staying on the road on Sunday to face off against Westerly. East Providence's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so Westerly's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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