We had an idea that Pentucket was going to be good coming into the season.

The Panthers returned arguably their best pitcher from a year ago in Luke Pergola (also a .350 hitter), and Patrick Stewart was slotted in as a solid No. 2 option. Then with names like Tanner Kamuda, Noah Meyer, Max Cloutier, Tedy Cloutier, Jayden Pabst and Julien Powers all returning as well, the lineup was going to be dangerous.

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