Softball Preview: Mead Mavericks vs. Legacy Lightning
On Tuesday Mead will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to challenge the Legacy Lightning at 4:00 p.m. Mead is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 12.1 runs per game this season.
Things were looking good for Mead after they put the first points on the board on Saturday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Pueblo West by a score of 17-16. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (12), the Mavericks still had to take the loss.
Adisyn Rademacher made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and got on base in five of her six plate appearances with four runs, a triple, and two RBI. What's more, she also posted a .833 OBP, which is the highestshe's posted since back in October of 2023. Another player making a difference was Julianne Williams, who scored two runs while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Legacy came up short against Grandview on Saturday and fell 6-1. The Lightning have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Charlie Trujillo was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-2 with a home run.
Mead's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Legacy, their loss dropped their record down to 3-14.
Legacy's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Mead has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 11.7 hits per game. It's a different story for Legacy, though, as they've been averaging 8.8. Given Mead's sizable advantage in that area, Legacy will need to find a way to close that gap. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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