St. Cloud is 1-9 against Harmony since March of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The St. Cloud Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Harmony Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While St. Cloud has not struggled against Osceola recently, they managed to flip the script on Tuesday. St. Cloud's pitchers stepped up to hand Osceola a 2-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for St. Cloud.
Jerrid Munguia looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, St. Cloud saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jeremy Mendez, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Harmony put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Tohopekaliga with a sharp 8-2 victory. The win was familiar territory for Harmony who now have four in a row.
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 consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
St. Cloud is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Harmony, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-8.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. St. Cloud 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 Harmony 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.
St. Cloud couldn't quite finish off Harmony in their previous meeting on Friday and fell 6-4. Will St. Cloud have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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