Legacy waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Longmont Trojans with a sharp 14-4 win. That's two games straight that the Lightning have won by exactly ten runs.
Kady Cosyns made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off ten hits (and not a single walk). Cosyns was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Legacy got a massive performance out of Prisca Smolens, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Megan Sandusky, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Legacy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .643. That's a new trend for them: their average OBP was 35.9% earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 44.3%.
Legacy's record is now 6-15. As for Longmont, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last nine matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-11 record this season.
Legacy will venture away from home to take on Monarch at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Monarch is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season. As for Longmont, they will welcome Holy Family at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Holy Family's pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so Longmont's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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