Carver fell victim to Norwell and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They fell just short of the Norwell Clippers by a score of 1-0. The shutout was out of character for Carver seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in April.
Joe Mannix was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Carver saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Pearlman, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
This is the second loss in a row for Carver and nudges their season record down to 6-7. As for Norwell, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-2.
Carver will be playing in front of their home fans against Cohasset at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Cohasset is coming into the contest with four straight losses on the road, meaning Carver will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win. As for Norwell, they will square off against Sandwich at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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