Ayer Shirley had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.4 runs), and they went ahead and made it nine on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Oxford Pirates a 2-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Tyler Crawford's shutout, as he gave up just three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ayer Shirley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matt Marchand, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Ayer Shirley's win was their 25th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-2. As for Oxford, they now have a losing record at 9-10.
Ayer Shirley will head out on the road to face off against Littleton at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Littleton: 4, Ayer Shirley: 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Oxford, they will be playing at home against Burncoat at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Oxford's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Burncoat's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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