On Friday, Mountain Ridge faced O'Connor in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions fell just short of the O'Connor Eagles by a score of 8-6. Mountain Ridge has not had much luck with O'Connor recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Mountain Ridge got a good showing from Kaleb Williams, who struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Williams has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Brady Plecity and Jackson Forbes did some serious damage despite the final result: Plecity went 1-for-2 with a triple, a run, and an RBI, while Forbes scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On O'Connor's side, Chris Peronace looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Jake Sanko was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs. Another player making a difference was Ky McGary, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
Mountain Ridge's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-12. As for O'Connor, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season.
Mountain Ridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now. O'Connor also has no future games currently scheduled.
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