Nogales waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They walked away with a 7-4 victory over the Apollo Hawks. This was payback for Nogales, who suffered a 2-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Sal Valenzuela tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Alan Durazo, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Ralph Felix was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
On Apollo's side, Carlos Gonzalez was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jacob Vitek, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Nogales' win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-8. As for Apollo, their loss dropped their record down to 23-9.
Nogales will be playing in front of their home fans against Catalina Foothills at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Nogales is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season. Apollo does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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