Softball Preview: Heritage Eagles vs. Legend Titans
Heritage hasn't had much luck against Legend recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Heritage Eagles will square off against the Legend Titans at 3:30 p.m. Heritage is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
Heritage is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Mountain Vista just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Golden Eagles by a score of 7-6.
Andie Beauchene and Lyberty Bernal did some serious damage despite the final result: Beauchene scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Bernal scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Heritage kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now hit at least ten hits in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Legend entered their tilt with Douglas County on Wednesday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They were the clear victor by a 20-0 margin over the Huskies. The Titans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by six runs or more this season.
Summer Horn was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Charlotte Morgan, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with a home run and three runs.
Heritage's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-5. As for Legend, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Heritage hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Legend struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Heritage came out on top in a nail-biter against Legend when the teams last played back in September of 2023, sneaking past 9-8. The rematch might be a little tougher for Heritage since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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