It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact United South can now relate to. They fell just short of the O'Connor Panthers by a score of 2-1 on Friday. The loss continues a trend for United South in their matchups with O'Connor: they've now lost four in a row.
For O'Connor's part, Ryan Mason spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up nine Ks. Mason has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ryder Dorn was incredible, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with a home run and two runs. Nicolas Chapa was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
United South's defeat dropped their record down to 18-15. As for O'Connor, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-11-2 record this season.
United South does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for O'Connor, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Los Fresnos. Los Fresnos will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something O'Connor surely won't give up without a fight.
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