After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Hamilton-Wenham Regional, Pentucket Regional was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. They blew past the Ipswich Tigers 12-2. For Pentucket Regional, this counts as revenge for the 5-2 victory Ipswich walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2024.
Luke Pergola made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (and only one walk). He has become a key player for Pentucket Regional: the team is 4-2 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 5-7 otherwise. Pergola was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Ted Cloutier
| 05/14/25 vs Ipswich | 2 |
| 05/13/25 @ Hamilton-Wenham Regional | 1 |
| 05/10/25 vs Triton Regional | 1 |
| 05/08/25 @ North Reading | 1 |
| 05/06/25 @ Georgetown | 1 |
| + 3 more games |
In other batting news, Julien Powers and Ted Cloutier did most of the damage at the plate: Powers went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one double, while Cloutier went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. That's the most hits Cloutier has posted over his last eight matches. Noah Meyer was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Pentucket Regional always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .606. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The win got Pentucket Regional back to even at 9-9. As for Ipswich, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-10.
Pentucket Regional and Ipswich could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Massachusetts Rankings. Pentucket Regional (ranked 118th) will meet Lynnfield (ranked 11th) at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Ipswich will face off against Hamilton-Wenham Regional at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday with a big rank disadvantage (199 vs. 17).
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