Softball Preview: Legion Collegiate Academy Lancers vs. Gray Collegiate Academy War Eagles
After four games on the road, Legion Collegiate Academy is heading back home. They will take on the Gray Collegiate Academy War Eagles at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday.
Legion Collegiate Academy's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Lewisville on Tuesday. They suffered a rough 8-0 defeat at the hands of the Lions. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Legion Collegiate Academy has not been shut out since back in March.
Meanwhile, Gray Collegiate Academy had already won 13 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it 14 on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Stags and snuck past 4-3.
Peyton Hendrix spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up 13 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Aspen Boulware was incredible, going 4-for-4 with a home run, two stolen bases, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Maddox Long, who went 2-for-4 with a home run.
Legion Collegiate Academy's loss dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Gray Collegiate Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-2 record this season.
Legion Collegiate Academy might still be hurting after the 9-1 defeat they got from Gray Collegiate Academy in their previous matchup last Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Long, who struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Now that Legion Collegiate Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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