The O'Connor Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Corona del Sol Aztecs at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (O'Connor 4, Corona del Sol 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
O'Connor is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Queen Creek, who was ranked 18th at the time (O'Connor was ranked 12th). The Eagles won by a run and slipped past the Bulldogs 6-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Eagles have posted since April 10th.
Cody Stoller spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered five earned runs on eight hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, O'Connor's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Imboden, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and one RBI. That's the most runs Imboden has posted since back in March.
Meanwhile, Corona del Sol waltzed into their game on Saturday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Blue Devils. That's two games straight that the Aztecs have won by just one run.
Corona del Sol's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-5. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for O'Connor, their victory bumped their record up to 19-10.
O'Connor came up short against Corona del Sol in their previous meeting back in March, falling 7-3. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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