Cheyenne extended their losing streak to five on Wednesday, dropping their season record down to 15-8 in the process. They came up short against the Legacy Longhorns, falling 11-1. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Longhorns this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 11-0 on Monday.
Cheyenne saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Taven Thaker, who went 1-for-2 with one run.
As for Legacy, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-13. 11 seems to be a good number for they as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
On Legacy's side, they got a great performance from Ernie Rios as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Rios also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Longhorns are 5-2 when he allows at most one earned run, but 6-11 otherwise.
At the plate, Easton Lake and Kyler Avila did most of the damage at the plate: Lake went 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double, while Avila went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, one triple, and one double. Lake has become a key player for Legacy: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 3-13 otherwise. Bomani Satterfield was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three RBI.
Looking ahead, Cheyenne will be playing in front of their home fans against Sunrise Mountain at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Legacy, they are taking a road trip to face off against Bishop Gorman at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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