Baseball Preview: Celebration Storm vs. Poinciana Eagles
Celebration is 10-0 against Poinciana since March of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Celebration Storm will be playing at home against the Poinciana Eagles at 5:30 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Celebration can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 17-1 margin over Liberty. The victory was some much needed relief for Celebration as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Santiago Gonzalez looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Alejandro Hernandez, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Alejandro Moreno, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Poinciana scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They came out on top against Gateway by a score of 7-4. The win was just what Poinciana needed coming off of a 13-3 defeat in their prior contest.
Poinciana also got a great performance from Jetziel Velez as he struck out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Christian Dawkins and Amir Alli did most of the damage at the plate: Dawkins scored two runs while going 3-for-3, while Alli went 1-for-4 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run. Another player making a difference was Fransisco Rodriguez, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Celebration's victory bumped their record up to 7-8. As for Poinciana, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-8.
Celebration took their victory against Poinciana in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 11-1. Will Celebration repeat their success, or does Poinciana have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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