Legacy Christian Academy never let their opponents score on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Laton Mustangs as they made off with a 17-0 victory. The Lions haven't had any issues with the Mustangs recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Chase Newlen made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one hit in five consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
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In other batting news, Lincoln Brown was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Lucas Highfill, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Legacy Christian Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .462. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive games.
Legacy Christian Academy's victory bumped their record up to 9-4-1. As for Laton, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost five of their last six matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season.
Legacy Christian Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against Laton: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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