The Gloucester Fishermen lost against the Peabody Veterans Memorial Tanners back in October of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Gloucester's tough 28-7 loss to Peabody Veterans Memorial might stick with them for a while. Gloucester has struggled against Peabody Veterans Memorial recently, as their match on Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Several Fishermen players turned in solid performances, despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was John Gucciardi, who threw for 53 yards and a touchdown.
Gloucester's loss was their fourth straight on the road (dating back to last season), which dropped their overall record down to 4-3. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 6-1 Salem and 7-4 Triton Regional (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 76.6% over those games). As for Peabody Veterans Memorial, the win for they keeps them at an undefeated 7-0.
Gloucester will look to defend their home field on Friday against Beverly at 7:00 p.m. Beverly comes in still looking for their first win of the season. As for Peabody Veterans Memorial, they will head out on the road to face off against Salem at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Massachusetts (Salem is ranked 40th, while Peabody Veterans Memorial is ranked 25th).
