Baseball Recap: Legacy Lightning vs. ThunderRidge Grizzlies
Legacy waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with an 8-3 victory over the ThunderRidge Grizzlies. That's more bragging rights for Legacy, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Ethan Sanchez made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Sanchez was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
In other pitching news, Hudson Griffith looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Henry Stafford was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Seth Olivier, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Legacy now has a winning record of 11-10. As for ThunderRidge, their loss dropped their record down to 6-16.
Legacy will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Legend at 12:00 p.m. Legend is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season. As for ThunderRidge, they will be playing at home against Rocky Mountain at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Rocky Mountain is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
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