| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methuen | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Andover | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
Although all 10 of Andover's hits were singles, enough came at the perfect time in a 5-3 victory over Methuen.
Battling back from an early 3-0 Ranger advantage, the Golden Warriors finally grabbed the lead in the bottom of the sixth inning when Christian Lightner singled, moved to second on Akira Sembommatsu's sacrifice and scored on Alex Driscoll's base hit.
Junior Bennett Deady went the distance for the victory, allowing just three hits and one earned run while striking out three.
Lead-off hitter Cody Cyr had two of Methuen's hits while Evan LaCroix and Jared McAdam drove in a run apiece.
Methuen (3): Cyr cf 4-1-2, C. Shepherd 2b 3-1-0, LaCroix lf 4-1-0, McAdam dh 3-0-0, Carroll 1b 3-0-0, A. Shepherd c 2-0-0, Madden p 3-0-0, Higgins rf 3-0-0, Melo ss 3-0-0, Pritts rf 0-0-0. Totals 28-3-3
Andover (5): Driscoll lf 3-2-1, Hennessy ss 3-0-1, M. McQuillan 1b 3-1-2, Ponti cf 3-1-2, Deane 3b 3-0-1, S. McQuillan dh 3-0-1, Leary c 2-0-0, Reimer ph 1-0-0, Lightner 2b 2-1-1, Sembommatsu rf 2-0-1, Deady p 0-0-0. Totals 25-5-10
RBI: M — LaCroix, McAdam; A — Driscoll, M. McQuillan, Ponti 2, Lightner
WP: Deady; LP: Madden
Andover pitcher: Deady 7 IP, 3 R, 1 ER, 3 H, 3 K, 1 BB, 1 HBP
Methuen pitching: Madden 6 IP, 5 R, 4 ER, 10 H, 3 K, 4 BB, 1 HBP
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