With a playoff game on the line, Harmony rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 victory over the Celebration Storm. That's more bragging rights for Harmony, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Iziah Santiago was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Santiago was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other pitching news, Ismael Rivera looked comfortable as he tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
Santiago wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Samuel Castillo, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Celebration's side, they got a good showing from Santiago Gonzalez, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Sebastian Rivera and Alejandro Moreno stepped up to the plate in a big way. Rivera went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double, while Moreno scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Harmony is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-11 record this season. As for Celebration, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-11-1.
Harmony will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Osceola at 6:00 p.m. Harmony is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season. Celebration does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
