Baseball Recap: Legend Titans vs. Centennial Bulldogs
Legend is ranked highly in their home state, and on Wednesday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Centennial. The Legend Titans came out on top in a nail-biter against the Centennial Bulldogs and snuck past 3-1. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs Legend has scored all year.
Legend got a great performance from Tony Slizowski as he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Slizowski has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jacob Fladebo, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Xander Meissner, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
On Centennial's side, K Barber was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, J Russin was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run.
The victory (which was Legend's third in a row) raised their record to 6-1. As for Centennial, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-7 record this season.
Legend will head out on the road to take on Granada at 10:45 a.m. on Thursday. Granada will roll in looking for their 13th straight win, something Legend surely won't give up without a fight. As for Centennial, they will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Reno at 4:15 p.m. Reno's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Centennial's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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