On Friday, Legend faced Cherry Creek in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Legend Titans walked away with an 8-5 victory over the Cherry Creek Bruins. This was payback for Legend, who suffered an 11-7 loss the last time these two teams met.
Jack Perotti tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits.
At the plate, Xander Meissner was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
On Cherry Creek's side, Wyatt Rudden was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Rudden has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Connor Larkin made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Scott, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Legend's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Cherry Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2-2.
Legend will be playing at home against Lakewood at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Legend is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.8 runs per game this season. As for Cherry Creek, they will head out on the road to take on Regis Jesuit at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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