The Legacy Lightning will head out to face off against the Holy Family Tigers at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Holy Family took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Legacy, who comes in off a win.
Legacy took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Rocky Mountain with a sharp 16-6 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Lightning considering their two-run performance the contest before.
The team relied heavily on Prisca Smolens, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with a home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. That's the most hits she has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Megan Sandusky, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Legacy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.1 strikeouts per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 7.2.
Meanwhile, Holy Family unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Erie.
Holy Family saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Charlii Carbajal-Sanchez, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Legacy's win ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-12. As for Holy Family, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 11-4.
Legacy suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Holy Family in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Legacy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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