Baseball Recap: Ayer Shirley Comes Up Short

Ayer Shirley fell victim to Littleton and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 1-0. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, the Panthers' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

Ayer Shirley saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matty Marchand, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.

Ayer Shirley's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-8. As for Littleton, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 6-8 record this season.

Ayer Shirley will square off against Murdock at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The Panthers are facing the Blue Devils at the right time seeing as the Blue Devils are stuck on a 16-game losing streak. As for Littleton, they will challenge Tyngsborough at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Littleton will also cruise into their next game with the timing on their side: Tyngsborough will have lost 15 straight heading into Tuesday's contest.