It was a good run, but Ayer Shirley unfortunately witnessed the end of their nine-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 9-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Littleton Tigers. Ayer Shirley was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Littleton apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April.
Ayer Shirley got a good showing from Dillon Gibbons, who tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, James Churchill and Bradley Marien stepped up to the plate in a big way. Churchill scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4, while Marien scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Churchill has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Ayer Shirley's defeat dropped their record down to 18-3. As for Littleton, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-7 record this season.
As of now, neither Ayer Shirley nor Littleton have any future games scheduled.
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