Softball Preview: Apollo Hawks vs. Willow Canyon Wildcats
Apollo is 0-5 against Willow Canyon since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Apollo Hawks will head out on the road to challenge the Willow Canyon Wildcats at 3:45 p.m.
Sadly, Apollo is still looking for their first win of the season after ten games. They fell victim to a tough 11-1 loss at the hands of Kellis on Wednesday.
Apollo saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lexi Molina, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Willow Canyon can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Centennial as Willow Canyon made off with an 11-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Willow Canyon.
Willow Canyon also got a great performance from Aubrey Kautman as she struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Kautman has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Willow Canyon let Rylee Turlington and Mia Viramontes loose on the outfield. Turlington went 2-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs, while Viramontes went 2-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Izzy Ray, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Apollo's defeat dropped their record down to 0-10. As for Willow Canyon, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season.
Apollo suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Willow Canyon when the teams last played on Monday. Can Apollo avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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