The Beverly Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Danvers Falcons at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Danvers will be up against a hot Beverly team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. The Panthers were the clear victors by a 13-6 margin over Saugus on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Danvers). They put the hurt on Swampscott with a sharp 18-1 victory on Wednesday. The Falcons haven't had any issues with the Big Blue recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.
Skylar Coakley made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). Coakley was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Lila Flynn was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and one triple. Another player making a difference was Addi McCarty, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Danvers was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .516. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Beverly pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.3 runs over those games. As for Danvers, their record is now 6-4.
Beverly came out on top in a nail-biter against Danvers in their previous meeting back in April, sneaking past 8-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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