Apopka was handed a heart-breaking two-run defeat in their last contest, but they sure didn't let that happen against East River on Friday. The Apopka Blue Darters were the clear victor by an 8-1 margin over the East River Falcons. The Blue Darters have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Falcons, too.
Connor McAfee
| 03/07/25 @ East River | 12 |
| 02/26/25 @ West Orange | 7 |
| 02/20/25 @ Freedom | 7 |
| 02/27/24 vs Ocoee | 7 |
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Connor McAfee tossed a big game, not allowing a single hit and allowed only one earned run while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts.
On the hitting side, Nicolas Posluszny was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddox Stinson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Apopka kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East River only managed one hit.
Apopka has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. East River's loss dropped their record down to 7-4.
Apopka and East River should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings. Apopka will square off against Dr. Phillips at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday up 182 places (177 vs. 359). Apopka's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so East River's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Meanwhile, East River (ranked 90th) will meet Flagler Palm Coast (ranked 329th) at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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