After having lost a blowout in their previous game against East Ridge, Harmony was happy to have turned things around on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Poinciana Eagles a 22-0 shutout. The Longhorns have beaten the Eagles the last nine times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Eagles has come to flipping the script.
Hailey Baker made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-1.
Emerson Aslan
| 02/28/25 @ Poinciana | 4 |
| 02/26/25 vs Innovation | 3 |
| 04/30/24 vs Poinciana | 3 |
| 03/02/24 @ Lakeland | 3 |
| 03/02/24 vs Palm Harbor University | 3 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Emerson Aslan, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, four runs, and four RBI. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in runs. Lindsay Green also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triple of the season.
Harmony always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .625. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Poinciana only posted an OBP of .182.
The win got Harmony back to even at 2-2. As for Poinciana, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Coming up, Harmony will head out on the road to challenge Lakeland at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Poinciana, they will welcome Ridge Community at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Poinciana has given up an average of 14 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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