Baseball Recap: O'Connor Eagles vs. Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions
There's no place like home for O'Connor, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Tuesday. They came out on top against the Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions by a score of 4-1 on Wednesday. That's more bragging rights for O'Connor, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Chris Peronace looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Nathan Bayus was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run. Hustyn Wheeler was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
On Mountain Ridge's side, Smith Bailey was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits (and not a single walk).
Even though they lost, Mountain Ridge didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as O'Connor only tossed four.
O'Connor's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-7. As for Mountain Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-11.
O'Connor will have a chance to go back-to-back against Mountain Ridge: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:45 p.m. on Friday.
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