The O'Connor Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Perry Pumas at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. O'Connor is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
Last Monday, it was close, but O'Connor sidestepped Basha for a 4-2 win.
Cody Stoller tossed a big game, striking out 11 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and not a single walk). He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, O'Connor's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Woolwine, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. That's the most RBI Woolwine has posted since back in February. Another was Jacoby Noble, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Perry faced Hamilton in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Pumas fell just short of the Huskies by a score of 7-6. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
O'Connor pushed their record up to 12-5 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Perry, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 13-3 record.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. O'Connor hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Perry struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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