Gloucester is 2-8 against Peabody Veterans Memorial since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Fishermen will venture away from home to take on the Tanners at 10:00 a.m. Gloucester will come into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
If Gloucester beats Peabody Veterans Memorial with five runs on Monday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. The Fishermen had just enough and edged out Georgetown 5-3.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Peabody Veterans Memorial and Bishop Fenwick, and Peabody Veterans Memorial kept the tradition alive. The Tanners won by a run and slipped past the Crusaders 7-6.
Lizzy Bettencourt and Taylor King did most of the damage at the plate: Bettencourt went 1-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI, while King went 3-for-4 with one home run and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Liv Guarino, who went 3-for-4 with one home run.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Peabody Veterans Memorial kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in five consecutive matchups.
Gloucester's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average this season. As for Peabody Veterans Memorial, their record now sits at 4-2.
Gloucester suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to Peabody Veterans Memorial when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can the Fishermen avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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