The Johnston Panthers will take on the Narragansett Mariners on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Johnston heads in on the heels of a playoff matchup on Tuesday. They took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of East Greenwich. 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.
Meanwhile, Narragansett fell victim to Middletown and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Islanders by a score of 1-0. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, the Mariners' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
With the defeat, Narragansett broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 14-6. As for Johnston, their loss dropped their record down to 9-11-1.
Johnston suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Narragansett in their previous matchup back in April. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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