Legend had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it seven on Wednesday. They blew past the Rock Canyon Jaguars 13-3. The result was nothing new for the Titans, who have now won nine contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Charlotte Morgan made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits (and only one walk). The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in home runs. She was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Legend got a massive performance out of Lucy Thompson, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three runs. What's more, Thompson also racked up three hits, the mostshe's had since back in October of 2023. Gwen Thewes was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Legend didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.1 strikeouts per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 8.2.
Legend pushed their record up to 13-3 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Rock Canyon, their loss dropped their record down to 10-7.
Legend will venture away from home to challenge Mountain Vista at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Legend is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season. As for Rock Canyon, they will take on Regis Jesuit at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Rock Canyon is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
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