The Stevens Falcons will look to defend their home field on Friday against the O'Connor Panthers at 4:45 p.m. Stevens will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Last Tuesday, Stevens came up short against Brennan and fell 9-6.
Jordan Vargas made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Joel Diaz was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-5.
Meanwhile, O'Connor unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Warren. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, O'Connor couldn't push the score so high this time.
O'Connor saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryder Dorn, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Stevens has traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-15 record this season. As for O'Connor, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-10-2.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Stevens has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like O'Connor struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.3. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Stevens was able to grind out a solid victory over O'Connor in their previous matchup back in March, winning 6-3. Does Stevens have another victory up their sleeve, or will O'Connor turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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