Johnston lost against Burrillville back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Johnston Panthers fell just short of the Burrillville Broncos by a score of 3-2. Johnston has not had much luck with Burrillville recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
For Burrillville's part, Cam Laramee spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on three hits and racked up six Ks. Laramee has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Burrillville's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jordan Furtado, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Dichiaro, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Johnston's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-8. As for Burrillville, their win bumped their record up to 5-10-1.
Johnston will head out on the road to take on Burrillville at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday. Johnston's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Burrillville's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Burrillville, they will head out on the road to face off against Chariho at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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