Softball Preview: Legend Titans vs. Castle View Sabercats
After four games on the road, Legend is heading back home. They will welcome the Castle View Sabercats at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
On Friday, Legend made easy work of ThunderRidge and carried off a 17-4 victory. The result was nothing new for the Titans, who have now won 12 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Madeline Kessel made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Those nine strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Charlotte Morgan, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with a home run and six RBI. Another player making a difference was Lucy Thompson, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Legend didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 3.8 strikeouts per game earlier this season, but in their last ten contests they've averaged 7.2.
Meanwhile, Castle View beat Ponderosa 11-8 on Wednesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Sabercats.
Castle View got a big performance out of Zoe Salazar, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Preslee Dunbar, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Legend has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. As for Castle View, they now have a winning record of 11-10.
Castle View's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Legend has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.8 hits per game. It's a different story for Castle View, though, as they've been averaging 10.3. Given Legend's sizable advantage in that area, Castle View will need to find a way to close that gap. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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