Legend entered their tilt with Heritage on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They came out on top against the Heritage Eagles by a score of 5-1. This was payback for the Titans, who suffered a 9-8 loss the last time these two teams met.
Charlotte Morgan spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up 13 Ks. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
At the plate, Summer Horn was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run and five RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Madeline Kessel, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Legend didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Legend pushed their record up to 11-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Heritage, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Legend will look to defend their home field on Monday against Regis Jesuit at 3:30 p.m. Regis Jesuit has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.73 runs per game on average), something Legend will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Heritage, they will head out to take on Douglas County at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Heritage is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
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