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LOWELL – Forget the eight losses on their slate, Plymouth North is a Division 2 baseball monster.

The defending state champions, once floundering in early May at 7-6, made North Andover victim No. 11 in the last 13, dousing the Knights, 8-0, in the Eastern Mass. Championship game before about 800 fans here at Alumni Field.

LOWELL - For a team forging ahead into history, North Andover High looked quite at home here on the finely-manicured diamond at LeLacheur Park.

Sophomore Alec Jillson slapped a two-run single in the first and Aaron Brunette - with a save from Mike Weisman - made it work swimmingly as the Knights knocked off Reading, 2-0, before about 500 fans for the Division 2 North championship.

LOWELL — Brandon Walsh jogged into second base, fist in the air, waiting for his frenzied teammates to pile on him.

It was the second such mugging he has received in three days.

LAWRENCE - Fans of high school pitching feasted last night in the Lawrence Invitational Tournament semifinals. And a scrumptious main course, featuring a pair of 90 mph fastballers, looms in tonight's title game.

NORTH ANDOVER - Mike Weisman's emotions had nowhere to hide.

As the hit-free innings piled up in last night's Lawrence Invitational Tournament opener, the new Mark Devlin Field's scoreboard kept driving the point home.

NORTH ANDOVER - Mike Weisman's emotions had nowhere to hide.

As the hit-free innings piled up in last night's Lawrence Invitational Tournament opener, the new Mark Devlin Field's scoreboard kept driving the point home.

Ryan Sifferlen finished a home run short of the cycle as North Andover pounded Whittier 13-2. North Andover scored in the first five innings including a big five-run fifth inning that put the game out of reach.

Aaron Brunette went 2 for 3 with a three-run shot and a run scored as North Andover edged Wilmington, 6-1. Sophomore Mike Weisman went the distance, racking up a career-high 12 strikeouts while allowing just one earned run and four hits.

North Andover pulled out an amazing comeback win over Triton, 9-8, in eight innings.

The Knights (12-3) were down to their last breath when Connor Walsh delievered a two-out single, in the seventh. After a pickoff attempt went into right field, sending Walsh to third, Michael Weisman beat out an infield single to tie the score.

Connor Walsh's sacrifice fly in the ninth inning scored Ryan Sifferlen with the game-winning run in North Andover's 1-0, extra inning win. Sifferlen started the winning rally with a walk, then stole second before advancing to third on a passed ball. Alce Jillson had the lone Knight's hit.