With a playoff game on the line, Ozona rose to the challenge on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Hamlin Pied Pipers as they made off with an 18-5 win. Ozona might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won eight matchups by six runs or more this season.
Christian Villarreal was a standout: he scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Dusty Smith, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Ozona now has a winning record of 9-8. As for Hamlin, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-9.
Ozona will have a chance to go back-to-back against Hamlin: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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