It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but O'Connor had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Alexander Bulldogs 6-5. The win was familiar territory for O'Connor who now have three in a row.
Noah Davila tossed a big game, tossing 6.2 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Jayden Contreras was a standout: he went 2-for-2 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Ryder Dorn was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
O'Connor has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 22-12-2 record this season. As for Alexander, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 25-9-1.
O'Connor will have a chance to go back-to-back against Alexander: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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