Sports Brief: Panthers Defeat Burrillville, 16-4

The varsity baseball team completed vacation week with a 3-0 record, extending its overall season record to 7-0, with a 16-4 win over Burrillville High School on April 22.

Over three games, the Panthers outscored their opponents 34-7, securing two wins after the games were called under the Rhode Island Interscholatic League's mercy rule.

During the April 22 contest at , Burrillville junior Kevin Deschamps hit a two-run homer in the top of the first inning, but the Panthers responded with a 8-run rally in the home half of the stanza. Senior Captain Grag Doutre brought in two with a single, and senior Steve Almagno tallied two hits, two RBIs, and a stolen base, all in the bottom of the first inning.

Freshman Joe Bongiovanni took the hill for the Panthers during Friday's match-up, racking up 3 strikeouts and giving up 2 hits and 2 walks in the first two innings of work.

Johnston walked home a number of scores, including two runs in the bottom of the fourth. After Burrillville batted in the top of the fifth, officials called the game over.

Watch for Ben Holloway's complete report on this game tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. on JohnstonPatch.

Information for this game was provided in-progress by Ben Holloway.