
Rockets
04/16/25 vs Lunenburg | 12-5 |
04/14/25 @ Leicester | 11-0 |
04/10/25 vs Grafton | 8-1 |
04/09/25 vs Prouty | 11-0 |
04/04/25 @ Millbury | 2-1 |
+ 4 more games |
Auburn strolled into their game on Wednesday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They put the hurt on the Lunenburg Blue Knights with a sharp 12-5 win. The Rockets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by seven runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Kyle McLaughlin, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. He also put up a triple, which was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Lorenzo Santos-Diaz, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Auburn was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .455. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Auburn pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games. As for Lunenburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Coming up, Auburn will be playing at home against Clinton at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Rockets 1.1, the Gaels 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Lunenburg, they will head out on the road to face off against Tyngsborough at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Tigers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.25 runs per game on average), something the Blue Knights will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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