For the second straight game, Taft will face off against O'Connor. The Raiders will host the Panthers at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday.
On Tuesday, Taft didn't have quite enough to beat O'Connor and fell 3-2. The Raiders haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team has come up short the last nine times they've met.
For O'Connor's part, they got a great performance from Myles DeLaVega as he didn't allow a single earned run over 5.1 innings pitched. DeLaVega has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, O'Connor's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Marcus Morales, who went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
The win was the third in a row for O'Connor, bringing their record up to 10-14-3. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Taft, their loss dropped their record down to 12-14.
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