The Lakewood Tigers will take on the Legend Titans at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both have allowed few runs on average, (Lakewood: 2.8, Legend: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Lakewood is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Rock Canyon, who was ranked 24th in their home state at the time (Lakewood was ranked ninth). Lakewood fell just short of Rock Canyon by a score of 6-4 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Tigers have suffered since September 7, 2023.
Madison Reisbeck put in work no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Reisbeck was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Lucy Retzer and Alanni Maddux did some serious damage despite the final result: Retzer went 1-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI, while Maddux scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Ayanna Salgado was another key player, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Legend ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Chatfield out 6-5. Six seems to be a good number for the Titans as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Caylee Humphrey was excellent, scoring three runs while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Athey, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Lakewood's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Legend, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 4-1.
Lakewood might still be hurting after the 13-2 loss they got from Legend in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Will Lakewood 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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