Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Legacy). They blew past the Skyline Falcons 18-3 on Tuesday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Lightning as it spelled an end to their nine-game losing streak.
Kady Cosyns made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Cosyns was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Legacy got a massive performance out of Megan Sandusky, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with four runs, a triple, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Payton Jensen, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Legacy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Legacy's win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-10. As for Skyline, their defeat was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-6.
Legacy will welcome Erie at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Erie's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last three matchups. As for Skyline, they will head out to take on Holy Family at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Holy Family's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so Skyline's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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