Harmony is 2-7 against Celebration since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Harmony Longhorns will challenge the Celebration Storm at 6:00 p.m.
Harmony lost 9-1 to The First Academy on Friday. Harmony has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Harmony got a good showing from Evan Christ, who tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Christ has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Samuel Castillo made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run, a stolen base, and a double.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Celebration had no problem doing just that on Monday. They skirted past the Eagles 3-1. The win was nothing new for Celebration as they're now sitting on four straight.
Sebastian Rivera made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Rivera was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Luis Velez was excellent, going 1-for-2 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Alejandro Moreno was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Harmony's loss dropped their record down to 14-11. As for Celebration, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-10-1 record this season.
Everything went Harmony's way against Celebration in their previous meeting back in April of 2021 as Harmony made off with a 10-0 victory. 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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