The Bromfield Trojans will square off against the Ayer Shirley Panthers at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Bromfield's pitching crew has only allowed 1.9 runs per game this season, so Ayer Shirley's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Wednesday, Bromfield made easy work of Bartlett and carried off an 8-1 win. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matches by seven runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Ayer Shirley narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Lunenburg 14-12. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Blue Knights recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
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 was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .485. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Bromfield pushed their record up to 15-2 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.4 runs over those games. As for Ayer Shirley, their win bumped their record up to 10-8.
Bromfield skirted past Ayer Shirley 4-2 in their previous matchup back in April. Will the Trojans repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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