Shadow Ridge is 0-4 against O'Connor since May of 2021 but things could change on Monday. The Stallions will head out to challenge the Eagles at 3:45 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Shadow Ridge sitting on four straight victories and O'Connor on six.
On Thursday, Shadow Ridge made easy work of West Point and carried off a 9-3 win. The Stallions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, O'Connor faced Perry in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Eagles walked away with a 5-2 victory over the Pumas.
Tommy Pascanu spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits and racked up 11 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, O'Connor saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Woolwine, who went 2-for-3 with one home run. That's the most hits Woolwine has posted since back in February.
O'Connor pushed their record up to 13-5 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Shadow Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 10-8-2.
Shadow Ridge suffered a grim 19-3 defeat to O'Connor in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Can the Stallions avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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