The Newburyport Clippers will take on the Lynnfield Pioneers at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Lynnfield will challenge a team with plenty of momentum: Newburyport extended their winning streak to three on Thursday. The Clippers came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against Pentucket Regional.
Jack Oreal spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on five hits and racked up nine Ks.
Meanwhile, Lynnfield had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out the Vikings 3-1. The three-run effort marked the Pioneers' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Lynnfield's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-3. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.2 runs over those games. As for Newburyport, their win bumped their record up to 7-4.
Newburyport suffered a grim 13-3 defeat to Lynnfield when the teams last played back in April. Will the Clippers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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