Baseball Recap: Yathniel Matos leads Harmony to victory over Jupiter

By Team Reports May 13, 2024, 8:21am

Baseball Recap: Harmony Longhorns vs. Jupiter Warriors

Harmony extended their postseason success on Friday against Jupiter. They came out on top against the Jupiter Warriors by a score of 10-6. Harmony's win was all the more impressive since Jupiter was averaging only 3.59 runs allowed on the season.

Ismael Rivera looked comfortable as he tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 12 consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Yathniel Matos, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Samuel Castillo, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

On Jupiter's side, Andrew Todd put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Todd was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three RBI.

Todd wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Gabe Graulau, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Harmony is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 19 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-11 record this season. As for Jupiter, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-8.

Harmony will head out on the road to face off against Vero Beach at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive. Jupiter does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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