7/11/2025
By George Lucas
The Mill Rats gave up four runs in the final three innings to drop an 11-10 heartbreaker to the Lafayette Aviators Friday at Loeb Stadium.
The Mill Rats held a 10-7 lead going into the bottom of the eighth inning. Lafayette scored two in the eighth and tied the game at ten-all in the ninth before scoring the walkoff game-winner in the bottom of the tenth.
Garrett Pancione and newcomer Mike Polubinski had three hits apiece for the Rats. Polubinski knocked in four Johnstown runs.
Johnstown is now 3-8 in the second half; 20-17 overall in the Northeast Division.
Lafayette leads the Northeast Division second half at 8-4; 23-14 overall.
The two teams will meet again today (Saturday) at 7:00pm.