Preview: Celebration Storm vs. Liberty Chargers
Celebration and Liberty are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2019, but likely not for long. The Celebration Storm will play host again on Friday to welcome the Liberty Chargers, where first pitch is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. Celebration is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, Celebration made easy work of Poinciana and carried off an 11-1 victory.
Sebastian Rivera was a major factor no matter where he played. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Rivera was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Ciro Yanez was a standout: he went 3-for-3 with a triple, a run, and a double. Another player making a difference was David Sevilla, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, sadly, Liberty is still looking for their first win of the season after eight games. They fell victim to a tough 15-0 defeat at the hands of Discovery on Tuesday.
Celebration's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Liberty, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Celebration has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Liberty struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8 per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Celebration came up short against Liberty in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 14-11. Can Celebration avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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