It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Liberty can now relate to. They fell just short of the O'Connor Eagles by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Liberty of the 4-3 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Tuesday.
Liberty saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gerardo Gonzalez, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
On O'Connor's side, 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). Peronace has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
Liberty's defeat dropped their record down to 20-10. As for O'Connor, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season.
Liberty does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for O'Connor, they are on the road again on Friday to play Brophy College Prep at 4:00 p.m. Brophy College Prep is coming into the game with nine straight victories at home, so O'Connor will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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