Baseball Recap: Legacy Lightning vs. Cherokee Trail Cougars
Legacy's 17-6 record from last season is now well into the rear view mirror after another tough outing. They fell 10-6 to the Cherokee Trail Cougars on Saturday. That's two games in a row now that Legacy has lost by exactly four runs.
Legacy got a good showing from Cody Harris, who pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Henry Stafford was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-3. Giulino Panelli was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
On Cherokee Trail's side, Ethin Woltz looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Johnny Robledo was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Akoi Burton, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Legacy's loss was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-4-1. As for Cherokee Trail, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Legacy will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Mountain Range at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Cherokee Trail, they will head out on the road to challenge ThunderRidge at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Cherokee Trail has given up an average of 6.9 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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