Liberty is on an eight-game streak of home wins, while O'Connor is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Lions will host the Eagles at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
Liberty's tournament run continued when they took on La Habra on Thursday. The Lions took an 8-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Highlanders.
Meanwhile, O'Connor beat Shadow Ridge 8-5 on Monday. The victory continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Stallions: they've now won five in a row.
O'Connor got a great performance from Carter Daly as he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. Daly has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, O'Connor let Brent Sollars and James Carr run wild. Sollars went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI, while Carr scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. What's more, Carr posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in March. Another player making a difference was Xaevan Doucet, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one RBI.
O'Connor always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .553. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
O'Connor's win bumped their record up to 14-5. As for Liberty, their loss dropped their record down to 13-5.
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