Softball Recap: Apollo Eagles vs. Graves County Eagles
There's no place like home for Apollo, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Thursday. They came out on top against the Graves County Eagles by a score of 5-2 on Saturday.
Mollie Julian looked comfortable as she tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Taylor Clark, who went 1-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Grace Parker was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
On Graves County's side, Taylor Bailey was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-4 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendra Winstead, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base.
Apollo's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-10. As for Graves County, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-8.
Apollo didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 7-1 victory vs. Christian County on the 20th. As for Graves County, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Paducah Tilghman at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Paducah Tilghman's pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so Graves County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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