Harmony has gone 8-2 against St. Cloud recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Longhorns will take on the Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Harmony 3.7, St. Cloud 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
St. Cloud will be up against a hot Harmony team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. The Longhorns were the clear victors by a 13-2 margin over Osceola on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for the Longhorns, who have now won nine contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Trevin Bean looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Jadiel Perez
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On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jadiel Perez, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. Westin Thompson was another key player, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Harmony hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least four strikeouts batters in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, St. Cloud had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They skirted past the Panthers 5-3.
Cole Davis was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Luis Ecarri, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
St. Cloud pushed their record up to 14-5 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Harmony, their record is now 16-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Harmony has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like St. Cloud struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
