The North Reading Hornets will head out to face off against the Newburyport Clippers on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
North Reading will face Newburyport after dropping another heartbreaker against Amesbury on Friday, which marked the third time in a row the team's come within 3.1 of beating them. North Reading took a 20-16 hit to the loss column at the hands of Amesbury. That makes it the first time this season the Hornets have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, a victory for Newburyport just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against Lynnfield, falling 44-21.
North Reading's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-1. As for Newburyport, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
North Reading came up short against Newburyport in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 49-41. Can North Reading avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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