It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Exeter ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They beat the Portsmouth Clippers by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 5-4. The win was just business as usual for the Blue Hawks, who after seven games remain undefeated this season.
Exeter got a great performance from Camren Piwnicki as he tossed seven innings while giving up four earned runs off ten hits.
On the hitting side, Exeter saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was John Bakker, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI. Jack Dever also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Blue Hawks
| 04/28/25 vs Portsmouth | 5-4 |
| 04/23/25 vs Salem | 5-4 |
| 04/18/25 vs Bedford | 7-1 |
| 04/14/25 vs Windham | 5-1 |
| 05/22/24 vs Nashua North | 10-0 |
| + 9 more games |
Exeter pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Portsmouth, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-3.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Exeter will face off against rival Timberlane at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Portsmouth is set to challenge their familiar foe Dover at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday.
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