The Legion Collegiate Academy Lancers will head out on the road to take on the Buford Yellowjackets at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Legion Collegiate Academy: 4, Buford: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Legion Collegiate Academy proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by six) but on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Carolina Royals and snuck past 5-3.
Meanwhile, Buford entered their tilt with North Central with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They had just enough and edged the Knights out 5-4.
Brayden Morgan was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Deese, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Legion Collegiate Academy now has a winning record of 6-5-1. As for Buford, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1.
Legion Collegiate Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Buford when the teams last played back in April of 2021, sneaking past 5-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Legion Collegiate Academy since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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