Softball Game Preview: Greater Lowell Tech Gryphons vs. Montachusett RVT Bulldogs

The Greater Lowell Tech Gryphons are taking a road trip to square off against the Montachusett RVT Bulldogs at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Greater Lowell Tech will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.

The scorekeeper got an easy start last Monday as neither Greater Lowell Tech nor Groton-Dunstable made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Gryphons blew past the Crusaders 14-3. The result was nothing new for the Gryphons, who have now won three contests by seven runs or more so far this season.

Amaya Flood was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 15 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. She has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than one earned run any time she's pitched this season. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kim Peterson, who went 2-for-5 with four RBI and one run. Morgan Haskell also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.

Greater Lowell Tech was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .378. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Groton-Dunstable only posted a batting average of .154.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Montachusett RVT). They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 10-9 victory over Narragansett Regional on Monday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Bulldogs have posted against the Warriors since May 28, 2017.

Greater Lowell Tech pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs over those games. As for Montachusett RVT, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.