Softball Preview: Muhlenberg County Mustangs vs. Apollo Eagles
After three games on the road, Muhlenberg County is heading back home. They will take on the Apollo Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Muhlenberg County stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They never let McLean County onto the board and left with an 18-0 victory. While fans of Muhlenberg County might be used to big wins, the 18-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Bella McCarraher was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. McCarraher was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Joshlynn Noe was a standout: she scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Noe is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's stolen at least one every time she's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Jaycee Phillips, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Apollo entered their tilt with Jasper with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They walked away with a 7-3 win over the Wildcats on Thursday. Seven seems to be a good number for Apollo as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Taylor Clark was incredible, scoring three runs while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Arianna Ramirez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Muhlenberg County pushed their record up to 10-5 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Apollo, the victory got them back to even at 10-10.
Muhlenberg County was able to grind out a solid win over Apollo in their previous matchup back in April of 2016, winning 4-1. Does Muhlenberg County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Apollo turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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