If Pentucket Regional was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Hamilton-Wenham Regional on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Pentucket Regional fell 3-1 to the Newburyport Clippers on Thursday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against Newburyport this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-1 back in September.
Pentucket Regional started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-22, 25-15, 25-15.
Amelia Crowe paced Pentucket Regional's offense, picking up ten kills. Crowe got some help from Michaela Gabardi and her 19 assists. Gabardi also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with Ellie DeRosa, each putting up three.
Pentucket Regional has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-7 record this season. As for Newburyport, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 13-3.
Coming up, Pentucket Regional will take on North Reading at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Newburyport, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-2 win against Melrose on the 10th.
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