The Legend Titans will head out on the road to face off against the Rock Canyon Jaguars at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Legend is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
Legend is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Ponderosa, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Legend was ranked fifth). Legend fell just short of Ponderosa by a score of 5-4 on Friday.
Tyler Houston was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Legend got a big performance out of Maddux Stahl, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Cannon Utz was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Legend didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ponderosa only tossed four.
Meanwhile, Rock Canyon's hitters rose to the challenge against a Wolverines pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.53 points allowed on Friday. Rock Canyon blew past Chaparral 13-3. Rock Canyon might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won six matchups by ten runs or more this season.
Austin Bowker tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Rock Canyon got a massive performance out of Ty Sloan, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaden Clause, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Legend's loss dropped their record down to 9-5. As for Rock Canyon, their victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-3.
Legend skirted past Rock Canyon 9-8 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. 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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