Harmony has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the St. Cloud Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
In what's become a running theme this season, Harmony gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They blew past Tohopekaliga 8-2.
Ismael Rivera looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Harmony's victory was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Clayton Williams, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Iziah Santiago was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
St. Cloud proved they can win big on Monday (they won by eight) but on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Osceola 2-0.
Jerrid Munguia looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
Harmony's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-8. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.6 runs per game. As for St. Cloud, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Harmony hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like St. Cloud struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Harmony skirted past St. Cloud 6-4 in their previous matchup on Friday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Harmony since the team 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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