Willow Canyon is 5-0 against Apollo since March of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Willow Canyon Wildcats will look to defend their home field against the Apollo Hawks at 3:45 p.m. Willow Canyon is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
Willow Canyon can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Centennial with a sharp 11-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Willow Canyon.
Willow Canyon got a great performance from Aubrey Kautman as she struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Kautman has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Rylee Turlington and Mia Viramontes did most of the damage at the plate: Turlington went 2-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs, while Viramontes went 2-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Brenna Windahl was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, sadly, Apollo is still looking for their first win of the season after ten contests. They suffered a rough 11-1 loss at the hands of Kellis on Wednesday.
Apollo saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lexi Molina, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Willow Canyon pushed their record up to 11-7 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Apollo, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-10.
Willow Canyon took their win against Apollo in their previous meeting on Monday by a conclusive 15-0. Will Willow Canyon repeat their success, or does Apollo have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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