Johnstown will look to salvage a rocky second half of the Prospect League season by hosting Lafayette in the Northeast Division championship game at 7 p.m. Friday inside Sargent’s Stadium at the Point.
This is the Mill Rats’ third playoff appearance in their fifth season as a franchise. Johnstown lost to Chillicothe – four-time champions in 2010, 2019, 2022 and 2023 – in the 2022 and 2024 division championship games. Friday represents the first home playoff game in franchise history. The team is asking fans to wear dark clothing for a “black out.” Fireworks will be set off right after the game.
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