Sunset faced McMinnville in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Apollos fell just short of the Grizzlies by a score of 4-3. The matchup marked the Apollos' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Sydney Arnold was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She struck out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with one home run. That home run was her first of the season.
Arnold wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jordan Pe?a, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Having lost for the first time this season, Sunset fell to 6-1. As for McMinnville, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1.
Sunset didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 14-0 win against Lakeridge on the 2nd. McMinnville has also already played their next matchup (against Oregon City), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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