The Londonderry Lancers will face off against the Portsmouth Clippers on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Londonderry sitting on 21 straight wins and Portsmouth on five.
Londonderry is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Hampshire's top teams: Windham, who was ranked fourth at the time (Londonderry was ranked first). The Lancers came out on top against the Jaguars by a score of 7-2 last Wednesday.
Elizabeth Kearney
| 05/28/25 @ Windham | 18 |
| 05/21/25 @ Concord | 19 |
| 05/20/25 vs Pinkerton | 17 |
| 05/14/25 vs Dover | 18 |
| 05/12/25 @ Exeter | 18 |
| + 11 more games |
Elizabeth Kearney made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out 18 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 16 consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Abby Austen was excellent, going 2-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. Shannon Crowley was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, it's playoff time, and Portsmouth had no trouble coming through when it counted. Everything went their way against Salem on Wednesday as they made off with a 7-1 victory. Considering the Clippers have won eight matches by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Londonderry pushed their record up to 21-0-1 with the win, which was their tenth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Portsmouth, their win bumped their record up to 12-7.
Londonderry skirted past Portsmouth 2-0 in their previous meeting back in April. Do the Lancers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Clippers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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