The O'Connor Panthers are taking a road trip to face off against the Brennan Bears at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Last Thursday, O'Connor got the win against Harlan by a conclusive 12-2. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by six runs or more this season.
Dalton Blake
| 03/13/25 @ Harlan | 4 |
| 03/05/24 @ Taft | 2 |
| 03/07/25 vs Sotomayor | 1 |
| 02/28/25 @ Judson | 1 |
| 02/28/25 @ Brazoswood | 1 |
Dalton Blake made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in April of 2024. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with four RBI. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI.
In other batting news, Ryan Mason was incredible, scoring two runs while going 4-for-5. O'Connor is undefeated when Mason posts two or more runs, but 3-6 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Cali-Evan Billela, who went 1-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Brennan entered their tilt with Southwest Legacy on Wednesday with three consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with four. Everything went their way against the Titans as they made off with a 12-2 victory.
Brennan's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for O'Connor, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
O'Connor took their victory against Brennan in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 9-1. Does O'Connor have another victory up their sleeve, or will Brennan turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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