The Apollo Eagles will challenge the Daviess County Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
If Apollo beats Daviess County with ten runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. The Eagles didn't even let Hancock County on the board on Monday, marking the Eagles' second-straight 10-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won eight games by six runs or more so far this season.
Not much got past Carter Kimmel, who gave up just a hit and racked up six Ks to keep Hancock County off the board. Kimmel has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Gunnar Hendricks was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with one home run, two RBI, and one double. Another player making a difference was Jagger Pate, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Apollo was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .391. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hancock County only posted a batting average of .056.
Daviess County came out on top against Ohio County on Monday thanks in part to the team's impressive five-run first inning. The Panthers blew past the Eagles 10-1. The win continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won six in a row.
Parker Wilson spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on one hit.
At the plate, Daviess County got a big performance out of Noah Ranburger, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles, one run, and one RBI. That's the most doubles Ranburger has posted since back in May of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Sean Page, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Apollo is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Daviess County, they now have a winning record of 12-11.
Daviess County's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Apollo hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .325. It's a different story for Daviess County, though, as they've only averaged .259. Will they be able to contain Apollo's hitters?
Everything went Apollo's way against Daviess County in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as Apollo made off with a 10-0 win. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
