It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Midland Legacy ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They skirted past the Cooper Cougars 5-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rebels.
Payton Brooks made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched. Furthermore, she didn't allow a single earned run, the first time she has blanked an opponent since back in February. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-5 with one home run and three RBI. That home run marked the first that she launched this season.
In other pitching news, Lily Amaya looked comfortable as she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
Brooks wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Sadie Davis, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base. Another was Parker Brooks, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Midland Legacy's record is now 10-7. As for Cooper, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-8.
Midland Legacy will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Frenship at 6:30 p.m. on April 1st. As for Cooper, they will challenge Wylie at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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