Oxford fell victim to Ayer Shirley and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They fell just short of the Ayer Shirley Panthers by a score of 2-0. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Oxford's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
For Ayer Shirley's part, the result came thanks to Tyler Crawford's shutout, as he gave up just three hits. Crawford has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Ayer Shirley's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Matt Marchand, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Oxford now has a losing record at 9-10. As for Ayer Shirley, they pushed their record up to 18-2 with that win, which was their 25th straight at home dating back to last season.
Oxford will take on Burncoat at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Oxford's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Burncoat's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Ayer Shirley, they will head out on the road to square off against Littleton at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Ayer Shirley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
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