Celebration was forced to take a big loss against First Academy on Friday, they got the better of them on Monday. The Storm blew past the Eagles 16-8. The Storm might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by eight runs or more this season.
Bella Bayona
| 03/09/26 vs First Academy | 4 |
| 03/04/26 vs Ridge Community | 3 |
| 02/26/26 vs Real Life Christian Academy | 3 |
| 03/28/25 @ Edgewater | 3 |
| 03/03/26 @ Haines City | 2 |
Celebration let Valeria Castellano and Bella Bayona run wild. Castellano went a perfect 5-for-5 with four runs, four RBI, and one triple, while Bayona went 4-for-5 with seven RBI, one triple, and one stolen base. Those four hits gave Bayona a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Violet McMahon, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, one double, and one RBI.
Celebration was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .556. They are 3-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Celebration's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-5. As for First Academy, with the defeat, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-2.
Coming up, Celebration will take on Gateway at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The matchup will give the Storm their first taste of in-conference action this season. As for First Academy, they will face off against City of Life Christian Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Eagles' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Warriors have averaged an impressive 7.6 runs per game this season.
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