The Legend Titans will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Mountain Vista Golden Eagles at 4:15 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Tuesday, Legend faced Castle View in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Everything went Legend's way against Castle View as Legend made off with an 8-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Legend.
Jack Perotti tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Maddux Stahl was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Cannon Utz, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Mountain Vista scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. They put the hurt on Chatfield with a sharp 9-3 victory. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Chase Ruden looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Caleb Giampetro, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. Another player making a difference was Andrew Beffel, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Legend's victory bumped their record up to 8-3. As for Mountain Vista, their win bumped their record up to 4-7-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Legend has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Mountain Vista struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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