Friday just wasn't the day for Grafton's offense. They fell just short of the Uxbridge Spartans by a score of 1-0 on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, Grafton's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
James Tindall spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Grafton saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Finn Gilmore, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Grafton's loss dropped their record down to 12-6. As for Uxbridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season.
Grafton will head out on the road to square off against Wachusett Regional at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The last ten games Wachusett Regional has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Uxbridge, they will be playing at home against Leicester at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Uxbridge's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Leicester's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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