On Saturday, everything went the Eaglecrest Raptors's way against the Legacy Lightning as the Eaglecrest Raptors made off with a 14-4 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Raptors.
Zaya Elliott and Briahna Gallegos made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Elliott didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Meanwhile, Gallegos tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. At bat, Elliott scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Gallegos went 1-for-3 with a home run.
In other batting news, Chessa Reid was excellent, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Giana Vialpando Williams, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-1.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Eaglecrest was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Legacy only posted a batting average of .261.
Eaglecrest's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Legacy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Eaglecrest will challenge Denver South at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Legacy, they will venture away from home to take on Frederick at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Legacy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
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