After snapping losing streak, Magicians drop two

BY JOE McCONNELL

After dropping three straight games over school vacation week, the Marblehead High baseball team (2-5 in the Northeastern Conference, 4-6 overall) snapped out of it in a big way against host Manchester Essex on April 24, 15-0.

Coach Mike Giardi’s team scored in every inning until the game was halted after four frames because of the mercy rule. They scored one in the first, four in the second and seven more in the third before tacking on another one in the fourth.

Shane Keough powered the attack with a double and a triple in just three at-bats, producing four of his team’s runs. Charlie Sachs doubled in one run. Brooks Keefe came up with a huge triple to drive home a couple of more runs. Jake Scogland doubled in a run. Ian Maude was also credited with a double.

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Maude pitched the first three innings, allowing just two hits and no walks. He fanned one. Matt Mahan finished up on the mound, striking out two in the fourth and final frame to go along with no hits and no walks.

But coming home to Seaside Park two days later did not help sustain the momentum, as the team dropped an 11-1 decision to non-league Bishop Fenwick.

“While both teams walked several in this game, Bishop Fenwick was able to come up with some big hits at the right time to break open this game in the fifth with six runs,” said Giardi. The Crusaders led, 2-1 after two, and they added three more in the fourth, before the fifth-inning explosion that invoked the mercy rule after the Magicians failed to score in the home half.

Bodie Bartram and Sachs were credited with the home team’s lone two hits in this game. Sachs smacked a

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