The Legend Titans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Douglas County Huskies at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Legend is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Regis Jesuit, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Legend was ranked sixth). Legend skirted past Regis Jesuit 5-4. Winning may never get old, but Legend sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Jacob Fladebo and Silas Meuli did most of the damage at the plate: Fladebo scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Meuli scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Douglas County, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged Highlands Ranch out 3-1.
Dylan Langstaff spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, Douglas County saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Geiser, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Legend pushed their record up to 13-6 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Douglas County, the victory got them back to even at 9-9.
Legend came out on top in a nail-biter against Douglas County when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 3-1. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Douglas County's Hunter Gotschall, who struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. Now that he won't be playing on Monday, will it be that much easier for Legend to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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