The Narragansett Mariners will square off against the Johnston Panthers on Thursday. Narragansett is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Narragansett heads in on the heels of a playoff matchup on Tuesday. They fell just short of Middletown by a score of 1-0. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, the Mariners' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Johnston faced East Greenwich in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Panthers took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Avengers. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last six times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Johnston saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jordan Diclo, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
The defeat snapped Narragansett's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 14-6 record. As for Johnston, their loss dropped their record down to 9-11-1.
Everything went Narragansett's way against Johnston in their previous matchup back in April, as Narragansett made off with a 10-0 victory. Do the Mariners have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Panthers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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