Baseball Preview: The First Academy Royals vs. Harmony Longhorns
The First Academy is 7-0 against Harmony since February of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The First Academy Royals will head out on the road to take on the Harmony Longhorns at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
The matchup between The First Academy and Trinity Prep on Friday hardly resembled the 3-1 effort from their previous meeting. Everything went The First Academy's way against Trinity Prep as The First Academy made off with a 17-2 victory. The win was familiar territory for The First Academy who now have three in a row.
The First Academy let Will Dizney and Roy Rodriguez loose on the outfield. Dizney scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Rodriguez scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Austin Pierzynski, who scored three runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Harmony came tearing into Friday's game 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. Everything went their way against the Bulldogs as they made off with an 11-1 victory. With that win, Harmony brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Alexavier Lebron tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned run or hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Samuel Castillo, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Nate O'Neill, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
The First Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Harmony, their victory bumped their record up to 12-8.
The First Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Harmony in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, winning 5-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for The First Academy since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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