For the first time this season, Gloucester will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. They will be playing in front of their home fans against the Danvers Falcons at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Danvers took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Gloucester, who comes in off a win.
Gloucester proved they can win big on Friday (they won by 11) and on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Methuen, sneaking past 5-3.
Meanwhile, Danvers fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Beverly on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 5-4.
Danvers saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase Richmond, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Colby Medeiros was another, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Gloucester's win was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Danvers, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Gloucester beat Danvers 10-5 when the teams last played back in May of 2025. Will the Fishermen repeat their success, or do the Falcons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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