Baseball Preview: Legend Titans vs. Cherry Creek Bruins
The Legend Titans will head out on the road to challenge the Cherry Creek Bruins at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Legend is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 11.5 runs per game this season.
Legend unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of Valor Christian by a score of 9-8. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Legend in their matchups with Valor Christian: they've now lost three in a row.
Legend got a good showing from Tyler Houston, who struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned run off one hit.
On the hitting side, Isiah Berard made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Silas Meuli, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Legend didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Cherry Creek had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They had just enough and edged the Indians out 3-2. That's two games straight that Cherry Creek has won by just one run.
Blake Maynard looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Joel Gibas, who went 1-for-2 with a home run. Brayden Yasuzawa was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Having lost for the first time this season, Legend fell to 3-1. As for Cherry Creek, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1-2.
Cherry Creek's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Legend hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .394. It's a different story for Cherry Creek, though, as they've only averaged .229. Will they be able to contain Legend's hitters?
Legend came up short against Cherry Creek in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, falling 11-7. Can Legend avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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