Cherokee Trail is on a six-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Legend is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Cherokee Trail Cougars will welcome the Legend Titans at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Cherokee Trail is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Mullen on Saturday as Cherokee Trail made off with a 25-2 win. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Leera Davis made a big impact no matter where she played. She tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Davis was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, Kylie Twilt was a standout: she went 3-for-5 with five RBI, three runs, and two doubles. What's more, she also racked up three hits, the mostshe's had since back in October of 2023. Another player making a difference was Delaney Falzon, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cherokee Trail was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .657. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in 12 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Legend faced Ponderosa in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Legend's pitcher stepped up to hand Ponderosa an 8-0 shutout.
Not much got past Charlotte Morgan, who gave up just one hit and racked up seven Ks to keep Ponderosa off the board. Morgan has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Lucy Thompson was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 4-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Makenna Harrington, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-5.
Cherokee Trail's win bumped their record up to 15-2. As for Legend, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season.
Wednesday's game might come down to which pitcher can control the ball better. Cherokee Trail has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of 0. However, it's not like Legend struggles in that department as they've averaged 0. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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