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Sports Brief: Panthers Advance To D-II Finals
Johnston overcame a 4-0 deficit against Woonsocket to take the best-of-three series.
The varsity baseball squad secured a winning record over Woonsocket for the 2010-11 season with a 7-4 victory on June 3 in the Division II semifinals.
Arguably the Panthers' toughest opponent this year — with regular season games decided by just one run apiece — the Villa Novans notched two runs in the second inning and matched Johnston's two scores with a pair of their own to take a 4-2 lead into the fourth.
Johnston scored five unanswered runs, with three in the fifth and two in the sixth. Freshman reliever Joe Bongiovanni pitched a scoreless seventh to preserve the win.
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The Division II finals are scheduled to begin June 6 at McCoy Stadium, with Johnston set to face The Prout School, which closed out their series in two games against Central High School.
Watch for Jared Sugerman's complete game recap tomorrow morning on JohnstonPatch.
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