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GEORGETOWN | Anthony Conte called it a dream at-bat.

"It's like when you're 6 or 7-years-old playing wiffle ball with your cousins (saying), 'It's the bottom of the ninth! Bases loaded! Two out!'"

DANVERS | Same as it ever was, same as it ever was.

Bobby Dean, Chris Perry and the other members of the Danvers High baseball team may have no idea who the Talking Heads are | they popularized the above-mentioned lyrics in "Once In a Lifetime" nearly 30 years ago. But when it comes to what they do on the diamond, they certainly know what those words mean.

PEABODY | Peabody's third baseman, Dan Mello, said it best.

"We can hit with any team in the conference," said Mello, and yesterday's final score, 19-3 over Winthrop, was a huge confirmation of his opinion.

At the start of a tough week with four games in it, Fishermen senior pitcher Kyle Habecker gave his teammates and coaches exactly what they needed: quality innings.

"It was a very solid performance," said Gloucester (7-6) head coach Joe Orlando about Habecker. "He kept them off-balance and most importantly, he ate up the innings."

Despite trailing 7-2 after two innings, the Panthers (7-4) came right back to tie it 7-7. The squads were deadlocked 9-9 before the Vikings got the last surge to pull ahead for good and win 14-12. Andy Brown spraked Beverly by going 2 for 4 with three runs scored while Conor Walsh went 4 for 5 and Jack Leathersich and Paul Drinkwater each chipped in two hits.

The tough early schedule has taken its toll on the Fishermen, as they fell to 0-2 on the young season. Center fielder Ross Carlson had three hits and Brett Cahill added two hits to lead the way for Gloucester.