The Legacy Christian Academy Lions will square off against the Alpaugh Buffalos at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Legacy Christian Academy took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They came out on top against Kings Christian by a score of 13-3 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). Considering the Lions have won three contests by more than nine runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Ava Houchin was a standout: she got on base in all five of her plate appearances with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Hope Horner, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Legacy Christian Academy hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They are 2-1 when they post two or more strikeouts.
Meanwhile, Alpaugh hadn't done well against Laton recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Buffalos skirted past the Mustangs 25-24.
Alpaugh pushed their record up to 8-3 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 19.6 runs over those games. As for Legacy Christian Academy, they moved to 3-7 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
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