The Legacy Longhorns will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Cimarron-Memorial Spartans at 3:30 p.m. Legacy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Legacy earned a 6-2 win over Clark.
Nadia Armstrong spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on six hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Aofia Noa, who fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Madison Castellon, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Cimarron-Memorial unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Rancho. Cimarron-Memorial was red-hot at the plate headed into the match (they scored no less than ten runs in the five contests prior) but Rancho's pitcher proved too tough.
Cimarron-Memorial also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Makenna Webber gave up three earned runs on eight hits and racked up seven Ks.
Legacy is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-11 record this season. As for Cimarron-Memorial, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-8.
Thursday's matchup will be a test for both team's pitchers. Legacy hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .335. However, it's not like Cimarron-Memorial struggles in that department as they've averaged .381. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Legacy might still be hurting after the 9-3 defeat they got from Cimarron-Memorial when the teams last played on April 2nd. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Webber, who struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. Now that Legacy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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