Baseball Recap: Jayden Contreras leads a balanced attack to beat Alexander

By Team Reports May 16, 2024, 7:15pm

Baseball Recap: O'Connor Panthers vs. Alexander Bulldogs

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but O'Connor had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Alexander Bulldogs 6-5. The win was familiar territory for O'Connor who now have three in a row.

Noah Davila tossed a big game, tossing 6.2 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits.

On the hitting side, Jayden Contreras was a standout: he went 2-for-2 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Ryder Dorn was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.

O'Connor has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 22-12-2 record this season. As for Alexander, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 25-9-1.

O'Connor will have a chance to go back-to-back against Alexander: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.

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