Cherry Creek is 0-3 against Legend since October of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Cherry Creek Bruins have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Legend Titans at 4:15 p.m.
Legend is facing Cherry Creek at the wrong time: Cherry Creek suffered their first home loss of the season on Thursday and they're likely out for redemption. They lost 11-1 to the Wolverines. The match marked the Bruins' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, Legend earned a 9-4 win over Mercy on Friday.
Madeline Kessel made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.
In other batting news, Charlotte Morgan and Lucy Thompson did most of the damage at the plate: Morgan scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Thompson scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Caylee Humphrey, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Legend was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .481. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mercy only posted a batting average of .333.
Cherry Creek's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-4. As for Legend, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Cherry Creek suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Legend when the teams last played back in August of 2023. Can Cherry Creek avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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