O'Connor has gone 7-2 against Harlan recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The O'Connor Panthers will look to defend their home field against the Harlan Hawks at 1:45 p.m. O'Connor's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Harlan's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Saturday, O'Connor made easy work of Antonian Prep and carried off an 8-2 victory. Considering the Panthers have won three contests by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
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Ryan Mason was incredible, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in doubles (two). Another player making a difference was James O'Connor, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
O'Connor hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most four strikeouts in five consecutive matches.
The home team had won the previous six meetings between Harlan and Brennan, and Brennan kept the tradition alive. Harlan fell just short of Brennan by a score of 4-3 on Friday.
O'Connor is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. Harlan dropped their record down to 4-8 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
O'Connor skirted past Harlan 7-5 in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Does O'Connor have another victory up their sleeve, or will Harlan turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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