Baseball Recap: Apollo Hawks vs. Ironwood Eagles
Apollo stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 15-5 margin over the Ironwood Eagles. The win was nothing new for Apollo as they're now sitting on six straight.
Diego Ramos was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Ramos was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with three RBI and two doubles.
In other batting news, Jesus Beltran was a standout: he went 2-for-2 with three runs and four RBI. He is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three straight games. Jacob Vitek was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with four RBI, a triple, and a run.
On Ironwood's side, Isaiah Holguin was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Apollo is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. As for Ironwood, they dropped their record down to 6-11 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Apollo has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Kellis at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Apollo is facing Kellis at the right time seeing as Kellis is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Ironwood, they will head out on the road to challenge Cactus Shadows at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ironwood has given up an average of 6.9 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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