Baseball Recap: Harmony Longhorns vs. St. Cloud Bulldogs
Harmony came tearing into Friday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the St. Cloud Bulldogs with a sharp 11-1 win. Considering Harmony has won seven contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Harmony got a great performance from Alexavier Lebron as he kept things locked down with no earned run or hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Lebron has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Samuel Castillo, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Yathniel Matos was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Harmony is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for St. Cloud, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-7.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Harmony will take on The First Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Harmony will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak alive. St. Cloud will take on Gateway at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. St. Cloud is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
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