Gloucester freshman ace Abby Noble has enjoyed a phenomenal debut campaign in the circle — and she saved her best outing yet for Saturday afternoon’s highly anticipated road clash with Marblehead.

Pitted against fellow pitching star Tessa Francis, Noble was able to one-up her in a thrilling 2-0 win in nine innings. It was a good old-fashioned pitcher’s dual, and Noble had all her stuff working.

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