Baseball Game Preview: Attleboro Bombardiers vs. Oliver Ames Tigers

The Attleboro Bombardiers will take on the Oliver Ames Tigers at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.

Attleboro is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Massachusetts' top teams: Mansfield, who was ranked 15th at the time (Attleboro was ranked tenth). The Bombardiers came out on top in a nail-biter against the Hornets on Thursday, sneaking past 4-3. That's two games straight that the Bombardiers have won by just one run.

Tyler Dunlea tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.

On the hitting side, Antonio Bennett was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. He also put up a double, which was his first of the season.

Meanwhile, Oliver Ames hadn't done well against Foxborough recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The Tigers had just enough and edged out the Warriors 4-3. The game was the first time the Tigers have beaten the Warriors on their field since May 24, 2019.

The victory made it two in a row for Attleboro and bumps their season record up to 4-2. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of one runs across that stretch. As for Oliver Ames, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.

Attleboro beat Oliver Ames 5-1 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Do the Bombardiers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Tigers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.