Harmony and Mineola are an even 4-4 against one another since March of 2015, but likely not for long. The Harmony Eagles have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Mineola Yellowjackets at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Harmony's offense. Their rough 11-0 defeat to Winnsboro on Thursday might stick with them for a while. Harmony has struggled against Winnsboro recently, as their contest on Thursday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Mineola gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 16-1 margin over Chapel Hill. The victory was just what Mineola needed coming off of a 9-2 loss in their prior match.
The team relied heavily on Maddie Short, who went 2-for-3 with five RBI, three runs, and a double. Another player making a difference was Caroline Castleberry, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-4.
Harmony's defeat dropped their record down to 7-15. As for Mineola, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season.
Harmony suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Mineola when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mineola's Jadelyn Marshall, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Now that Harmony knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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