The Exeter Blue Hawks will challenge the Portsmouth Clippers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Exeter will come into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
Exeter is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Hampshire's top teams: Keene, who was ranked first at the time (Exeter was ranked third). The Blue Hawks beat the Blackbirds on Friday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 5-4.
Nolan Engler
| 04/25/25 @ Keene | 2 |
| 04/22/25 @ Nashua North | 2 |
| 04/18/25 vs Bedford | 0 |
| 04/16/25 @ Nashua South | 1 |
Nolan Engler looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jack Dever, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Brennan Schimoler, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one double.
Pinkerton hit Portsmouth with a five-run sixth inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Clippers lost 15-4 to the Astros. The Clippers have struggled against the Astros recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Exeter's win was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Portsmouth, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Exeter came out on top in a nail-biter against Portsmouth when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 4-3. Will the Blue Hawks repeat their success, or do the Clippers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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