The Johnston Panthers are taking a road trip to square off against the Burrillville Broncos at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Johnston will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal last Thursday, then bounced right back against Mt. Pleasant on Thursday. The Panthers were the clear victors by a 5-1 margin over the Kilties.
Johnston hit Mt. Pleasant with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Darrell Acosta Sanchez (2), Marco Aucone, Aaron Gomez, and Steven Vera Vaca.
Meanwhile, Providence Country Day kept up with Burrillville until halftime on Thursday, but afterwards: not so much. The Broncos put the hurt on the Knights with a sharp 6-1 victory. Surprisingly, this marked Burrillville's fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Burrillville's win bumped their record up to 12-1-1. As for Johnston, their victory bumped their record up to 10-4-2.
Johnston beat Burrillville 3-1 when the teams last played back in October of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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