The Legend Titans are taking a road trip to square off against the Lakewood Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Legend is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, Legend needed a bit of extra time to put away Chatfield. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Chargers 6-5. Six seems to be a good number for the Titans as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Caylee Humphrey was excellent, scoring three runs while going 1-for-3. Ella Athey also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Lakewood faced Rock Canyon in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Lakewood fell just short of Rock Canyon by a score of 6-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Tigers have suffered since September 7, 2023.
Madison Reisbeck was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Reisbeck was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Lucy Retzer and Alanni Maddux stepped up to the plate in a big way. Retzer went 1-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI, while Maddux scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Ayanna Salgado, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
The victory was the third in a row for Legend, bringing their record for this year to 4-1. As for Lakewood, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Legend took their win against Lakewood in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 13-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Legend since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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