St. Cloud is on a five-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Harmony is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The St. Cloud Bulldogs will host the Harmony Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Cloud is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
St. Cloud will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Thursday, then bounced right back against Cypress Creek on Tuesday. St. Cloud was the clear victors by a 12-3 margin over Cypress Creek. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by nine runs or more this season.
St. Cloud got a great performance from Logan King as he struck out seven batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. King has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances.
Cole Davis
| 03/11/25 @ Cypress Creek | 5 |
| 04/02/24 @ University | 3 |
| 02/28/25 vs Osceola | 2 |
| 02/25/25 @ Gateway | 2 |
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At the plate, the team relied heavily on Cole Davis, who went 2-for-3 with five RBI and one run. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Sammy Echeverry, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Harmony sidestepped Lake Nona for a 3-2 win.
Trevin Bean looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Westin Thompson was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. He also put up a triple, which was his first of the season.
Harmony's victory bumped their record up to 12-1. As for St. Cloud, their win bumped their record up to 7-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. St. Cloud has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Harmony struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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