Baseball Preview: Legacy Lightning vs. Poudre Impalas
Legacy is 8-0 against Poudre since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Legacy Lightning will be playing at home against the Poudre Impalas at 4:00 p.m. Legacy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
Legacy will head into Wednesday's game on the come-up: they were handed a two-run loss in their last matchup, but they sure didn't let that happen against Boulder on Wednesday. Legacy put the hurt on Boulder with a sharp 12-1 win.
Christopher Jewett tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, Ethan Sanchez was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Colton Shuck was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Poudre was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Northglenn by a score of 6-5.
Brett Lamb was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Lamb has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Lamb was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
Lamb wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Chase Barrett, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jackson Elser, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Poudre was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with five doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
Legacy's victory bumped their record up to 9-10. As for Poudre, their loss dropped their record down to 8-12.
Legacy was able to grind out a solid win over Poudre in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, winning 3-0. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Poudre's Christian Etzel, who struck out ten batters over 7.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for Legacy to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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