Tohopekaliga is 0-6 against Harmony since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Tohopekaliga Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Harmony Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
The matchup between Tohopekaliga and Celebration on Monday hardly resembled the 3-1 effort from their previous meeting. Everything went Tohopekaliga's way against Celebration as Tohopekaliga made off with an 18-11 win. Tohopekaliga might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won eight games by six runs or more this season.
Samuel Isturiz made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Isturiz was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Tyler Sheffield looked comfortable as he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned run off three hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
Back at the plate, Douglas Pena was incredible, scoring two runs while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Diego Cortes, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Harmony sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 victory over St. Cloud on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Harmony.
Ismael Rivera looked comfortable as he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also only allowed one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Iziah Santiago, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, a triple, and a stolen base. Yathniel Matos was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Tohopekaliga is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Harmony, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-8.
Tohopekaliga suffered a grim 9-1 defeat to Harmony in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Tohopekaliga avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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