It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Alexander can now relate to. They fell just short of the O'Connor Panthers by a score of 6-5 on Thursday. Alexander's loss signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
For O'Connor's part, they got a great performance from Noah Davila as he tossed 6.2 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits.
At the plate, Jayden Contreras was a standout: he went 2-for-2 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Ryder Dorn was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Alexander's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 25-9-1. As for O'Connor, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 22-12-2 record this season.
While Alexander 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 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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