Harlan lost against O'Connor back in February, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Harlan Hawks fell just short of the O'Connor Panthers by a score of 7-5. Harlan has struggled against O'Connor recently, as their game on Wednesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
For O'Connor's part, Noah Davila spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered five runs (all of which were unearned) on four hits and racked up nine Ks. Davila has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ryder Dorn was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a double. Another player making a difference was Cali-Evan Billela, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Harlan's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-10-1. As for O'Connor, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-9-2.
Harlan will head out on the road to take on Warren at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The last three games Warren has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for O'Connor, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Taft at 12:00 p.m. O'Connor will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
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