The crowd at Thursday's league battle between the North Reading Hornets (North Reading, MA) and the visiting Pentucket Regional (West Newbury, MA), saw North Reading's baseball team beat Pentucket Regional by a margin of 5-3.

The Hornets (11-1) will now prepare for their battle against Amesbury (Amesbury, MA). The Redhawks enter the non-league battle with a 2-8 record. In their last battle, Amesbury by Georgetown (Georgetown, MA), 6-2, in a league battle.

Next, the face the Triton Regional Vikings (Byfield, MA) in a CAL Kinney battle, on Saturday, May 10. Pentucket Regional will attempt to improve on its 7-8 season record. The Vikings enter the battle with a 7-6 record after their 1-0 league loss to Newburyport (Newburyport, MA).