GLOUCESTER — A thick fog and a delay midway through Monday’s game at Ross Field couldn’t stop the Gloucester High baseball team.
These days, it seems that few things can slow down the Fishermen, who improved to 11-1 on the season after taking down their arch rivals from Danvers High courtesy of a 10-5 victory.
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