The Grafton Gators are taking a road trip to take on the Auburn Rockets at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Neither Grafton nor Auburn posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Grafton and Oxford, and Oxford kept the tradition alive. The Gators fell 4-1 to the Pirates on Wednesday.
Grafton got a good showing from James Tindall, who tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits.
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On the hitting side, Grafton saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Charlie Law, who went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases. Law is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Finn Gilmore was another, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, on Friday Auburn's undefeated season almost came to an end. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against Millbury. The two-run effort marked the Rockets' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Kyle McLaughlin spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up ten Ks.
Auburn's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Grafton, they dropped their record down to 1-1 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Everything went Grafton's way against Auburn when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Grafton made off with a 10-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Gators since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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