The Auburn Rockets will challenge the Shrewsbury Colonials at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Auburn 2.2, Shrewsbury 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Auburn barely beat Oxford the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Rockets never let the Pirates get on the board and left with an 11-0 win on Monday. The result was nothing new for the Rockets, who have now won 12 matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Kyle McLaughlin, who went 2-for-3 with two triples, two runs, and one RBI. Those two triples gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameron McLaughlin, who went 4-for-5 with one stolen base and one run.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Auburn kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Shrewsbury fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Longmeadow on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lancers. The Colonials' loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Auburn's victory bumped their record up to 17-2. As for Shrewsbury, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-2.
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