O'Connor and Liberty are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2019, but likely not for long. The O'Connor Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Liberty Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
O'Connor is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Red Mountain, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (O'Connor was ranked sixth). O'Connor had just enough and edged Red Mountain out 7-5. That's two games straight that O'Connor has won by exactly two runs.
Cody Stoller tossed a big game, pitching 4.1 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ky McGary, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Aiden Maselli was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Liberty has not done well against Perry recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Liberty's pitchers stepped up to hand Perry a 3-0 shutout. The win was familiar territory for Liberty who now have four in a row.
O'Connor's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-7. As for Liberty, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season.
O'Connor came up short against Liberty in their previous matchup back in March, falling 10-7. Can O'Connor avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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