The Nogales Apaches will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Apollo Hawks at 11:00 a.m. Nogales will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak alive.
Nogales will head into Saturday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the eight-point they dealt Sahuarita on Saturday. Nogales was the clear victor by a 13-5 margin over Sahuarita.
Nogales got a massive performance out of Jorge Amaya, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Ralph Felix, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Apollo walked away with it. They had just enough and edged the Knights out 5-4.
The team relied heavily on Nate Macias, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Nogales is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Apollo, their win bumped their record up to 23-8.
Nogales couldn't quite finish off Apollo when the teams last played back in May of 2021 and fell 2-0. Thankfully for Nogales, Alex Nieblas (who didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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