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Timely defense and a top-heavy offense earned Whittier its third straight victory, 5-1 over Division 1 foe Haverhill. Sophomore second baseman Nate Frongillo played "the best defensive game I've seen in a long time," according to Wildcat coach Joe Boland, making several stops that stopped Hillies runs from scoring. Brian Vezina had an RBI triple as well as a double and leadoff man George Gouthier added a pair of doubles.

Lawrence senior Carlos Ditren earned his first varsity win in his first start.

Typically a reliever, Ditren went seven innings and gave up one run, no earned runs, and three hits while striking out 11 batters to help Lawrence baseball win 3-1 over Haverhill. 

METHUEN — Just when it began to appear as if Methuen was playing its way out of any chance of a postseason trip, the Rangers proved they're capable of making a late push into the playoffs.

With sophomore Dan Burrows making his first start on the mound, Haverhill pulled together to defeat Tewksbury, 10-4.

"The team rallied around Dan," head coach Chip Dunn said. "The kids were enthusiastic and really showed a lot of character."

As is usually the case with a struggling team, mistakes magnify and can make all the difference. In the case of Haverhill baseball, two defensive errors broke open a tight game against Billerica, ending with a 3-0 decision. Manny Vargas was the tough-luck loser on the mound for the Hillies as he gave up just six hits and one earned run over six innings.

In his first varsity start, sophomore Nathan Spellacy was on base all three times with a double and two walks as Andover drilled Haverhill, 11-3. Alex Driscoll had three hits, and Sean McQuillan added a pair for the Warriors. Sophomore Nick Comei belted a two-run homer and had three hits for the Hillies.

In his first varsity start, sophomore Nathan Spellacy was on base all three times with a double and two walks as Andover drilled Haverhill, 11-3. Alex Driscoll had three hits, and Sean McQuillan added a pair for the Warriors. Sophomore Nick Comei belted a two-run homer and had three hits for the Hillies.

Central Catholic built a nine-run lead early then survived Haverhill's comeback run for a 13-7 baseball victory. Colin Walsh (triple and double, both scoring runs) and Connor Perry (two-run double, superb defense) were the linchpins for the Raider victory.

Junior Stas Firek had three of Haverhill's four hits in a 12-1 loss to Lowell. The Hillies have been shackled to just eight hits in their last three contests.

Yunior Vasquez fired a complete-game two-hit shutout with six strikeouts and David Quezada smashed a two-run homer to straightaway center as Lawrence blanked Haverhill 4-0.