It was a good run, but Mountain Ridge unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (4-1), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. They have struggled against O'Connor recently, as their contest on Wednesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Smith Bailey was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits (and not a single walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings every time he's pitched this season.
Even though they lost, Mountain Ridge didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as O'Connor only tossed four.
On O'Connor's side, Chris Peronace looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Nathan Bayus, who went 3-for-3 with a home run. Hustyn Wheeler was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Mountain Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 12-11. As for O'Connor, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season.
While Mountain Ridge had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:45 p.m. on Friday.
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