Baseball Preview: Harmony Longhorns vs. Melbourne Bulldogs
Harmony is 0-10 against Melbourne since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Harmony Longhorns will head out on the road to challenge the Melbourne Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Harmony will be strutting in after a win while Melbourne will be coming in after a defeat.
While Harmony has not struggled against Merritt Island recently, they managed to flip the script on Tuesday. Harmony had just enough and edged Merritt Island out 4-3.
Ashton Magorrian looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Samuel Castillo was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Melbourne suffered a rough 11-1 loss at the hands of Western on Friday.
Melbourne saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Victor Gonzalez, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Harmony has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-8 record this season. As for Melbourne, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-8 record this season.
Harmony might still be hurting after the 14-6 defeat they got from Melbourne in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Can Harmony avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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