Chaparral is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Legend is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Chaparral Wolverines will square off against the Legend Titans at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Chaparral will head into Monday's match ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Heritage on Monday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the ten-run loss they were dealt on Thursday. Chaparral fell just short of Heritage by a score of 6-4. The defeat continues a trend for the Wolverines in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost five in a row.
Sally Helgoth was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she tossed six innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits.
At the plate, Ashlyn Burgess was cooking despite her team's loss, going 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.
Meanwhile, everything went Legend's way against Castle View on Monday as Legend made off with a 15-3 victory. The result was nothing new for the Titans, who have now won 13 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Charlotte Morgan was a major factor no matter where she played. 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 consistent recently: 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, Makenna Harrington was incredible, going 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. Lucy Thompson was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing 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 matchups they've averaged 7.1.
Chaparral's loss dropped their record down to 12-9. As for Legend, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season.
Chaparral might still be hurting after the 11-1 defeat they got from Legend in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will Chaparral have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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