Wednesday night came with its positives, but it wasn’t meant to be for Swampscott. The Little League 12s were defeated by Reading 16-3 in Andover.
Reading got out to an 11-0 lead in the fourth inning, but Michael Hall and the Big Blue weren’t done yet. The righty blasted a three-run homer to make it 11-3, but it was too little, too late.
Wednesday was Swampscott’s first test since becoming District 16 champions with a nail-biting victory against Peabody West last week.
The Big Blue seek vengeance Thursday against Andover (7 p.m.) and Friday against Danvers (5) with a Saturday game dependent on the others. All games will be played at Deyermond Park (Blanchard St.) in Andover.
