Pentucket Regional hasn't had much luck against Newburyport recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. Pentucket Regional are taking a road trip to square off against the Newburyport Clippers at 5:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Pentucket Regional sitting on five straight victories and Newburyport on four.
Last Tuesday, Pentucket Regional was able to grind out a solid win over Salem, taking the game 3-1.
Pentucket Regional had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 24-26, 25-13, 25-12, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Newburyport beat Peabody Veterans Memorial 3-1 on Wednesday.
Newburyport had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-21, 25-9, 25-20.
Pentucket Regional pushed their record up to 11-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Newburyport, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
Pentucket Regional might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Newburyport when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Pentucket Regional avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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