The Sunset Apollos are taking a road trip to challenge the Jesuit Crusaders at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Sunset will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
On Wednesday, Sunset earned a 6-3 victory over Southridge.
Emily Belisle made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two hits in seven consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. That home run was her first of the season.
Shelby Townsend
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In other batting news, Shelby Townsend was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two doubles, one stolen base, and two RBI. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Mia Kodachi, who went 1-for-3 with one home run.
Meanwhile, Jesuit faced Mountainside in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Crusaders fell 5-1 to the Mavericks. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, the Crusaders couldn't push the score so high this time.
Jesuit saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Hildreth, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
Jesuit's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-9. As for Sunset, their record now sits at 16-7.
Sunset came up short against Jesuit in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 6-2. Can the Apollos avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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