Legend is 8-1 against Chaparral since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Legend Titans will head out to face off against the Chaparral Wolverines at 3:00 p.m. Legend will be looking to extend their current 12-game winning streak.
On Monday, everything went Legend's way against Castle View as Legend made off with a 15-3 victory. Considering the Titans have won 13 matches by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Charlotte Morgan made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over four innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs and six RBI while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Makenna Harrington, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and two doubles. What's more, she also racked up three hits, the mostshe's had since back in August. Another player making a difference was Lucy Thompson, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
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 ten games they've averaged 7.1.
Meanwhile, Chaparral suffered their closest loss since September 30, 2023 on Monday. They fell just short of Heritage by a score of 6-4. The Wolverines have struggled against the Eagles recently, as their game on Monday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Sally Helgoth was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she pitched six innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits.
At the plate, Ashlyn Burgess made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with three runs and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Mikayla Bogucki, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
Legend has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season. As for Chaparral, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-9.
Legend took their win against Chaparral in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 11-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Legend since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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