After flying high against Amesbury on Tuesday, Pentucket Regional came back down to earth. Pentucket Regional fell just short of the Newburyport Clippers by a score of 2-1 on Thursday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against Newburyport this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 5-0 back in April.
Pentucket Regional saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Max Cloutier, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one RBI.
Pentucket Regional has also traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-7 record this season. As for Newburyport, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 7-4.
Looking ahead, Pentucket Regional will venture away from home to square off against Essex North Shore Agric & Tech School at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Newburyport, they will host Lynnfield at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Pioneers' pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so the Clippers' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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