The O'Connor Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Brennan Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. O'Connor is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
O'Connor only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the six-point they dealt Taft on Saturday. O'Connor put the hurt on Taft with a sharp 7-1 win. Seven seems to be a good number for O'Connor as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Marcus Morales spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits.
On the hitting side, O'Connor let Cali-Evan Billela and James O'Connor loose on the outfield. Billela scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while O'Connor went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, a triple, and two RBI. Billela is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Contreras, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, Brennan was a bit more limited in their contest on Saturday. They fell just short of MacArthur by a score of 2-1.
O'Connor's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-9-2. As for Brennan, their loss dropped their record down to 12-10.
O'Connor came out on top in a nail-biter against Brennan in their previous meeting back in March, sneaking past 7-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for O'Connor since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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