The Ayer Shirley Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Bromfield Trojans at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Ayer Shirley proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by nine) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Lunenburg 14-12. The win continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Blue Knights: they've now won eight in a row.
Kenny Lewis
| 05/21/25 vs Lunenburg | 3 |
| 05/20/25 vs Murdock | 2 |
| 05/13/25 @ Tahanto Regional | 2 |
| 04/28/25 vs Narragansett Regional | 1 |
| 04/21/25 vs Gardner | 1 |
Ayer Shirley's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kenny Lewis, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI and two runs. Those three hits gave Lewis a new career-high.
Ayer Shirley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .528. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Bromfield made easy work of Bartlett on Wednesday and carried off an 8-1 win. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won nine games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Ayer Shirley pushed their record up to 10-8 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Bromfield, their record is now 15-2.
Ayer Shirley couldn't quite finish off Bromfield in their previous matchup back in April and fell 4-2. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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