The Johnston Panthers will challenge the Cranston East Thunderbolts at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Johnston is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: North Providence, who was ranked 11th at the time (Johnston was ranked 23rd). The Panthers came up short against the Cougars on Wednesday, falling 6-0. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Ethan Bracey made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and one double.
Meanwhile, Cranston East didn't have quite enough to beat Pilgrim on Wednesday and fell 2-1.
Cranston East saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Chisholm, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
Johnston now has a losing record of 7-8. As for Cranston East, they now have a losing record of 9-10.
Johnston couldn't quite get it done against Cranston East when the teams last played back in May of 2025 as they fell 5-2. Will the Panthers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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