Johnston's game on Tuesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the South Kingstown Rebels 3-2.
Johnston got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the second set. The final score came out to 25-21, 31-33, 18-25, 25-19, 15-10.
Johnston has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for South Kingstown, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-5.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Johnston will challenge rival Pilgrim at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, South Kingstown is set to square off against their familiar foe Central Falls at 6:45 p.m. on Monday.
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