Baseball Preview: O'Connor Eagles vs. Brophy College Prep Broncos
O'Connor and Brophy College Prep are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2018, but likely not for long. The O'Connor Eagles are on the road again on Friday to play the Brophy College Prep Broncos at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
O'Connor is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Liberty, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (O'Connor was ranked fifth). O'Connor skirted past Liberty 2-1.
Chris Peronace looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, O'Connor's win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ky McGary, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Brophy College Prep had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Saturday. They never let the Eagles onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory. Brophy College Prep's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three matchups.
O'Connor is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season. As for Brophy College Prep, they pushed their record up to 24-5 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home.
O'Connor came up short against Brophy College Prep when the teams last played on Saturday, falling 5-0. Can O'Connor avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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