Baseball Recap: Apollo Turns Things Around After Road Loss

There's no place like home for Apollo, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Monday. They were the clear victors by a 10-2 margin over the Dakota Ridge Eagles on Friday. Considering the Hawks have won four contests by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Diego Ramos

Batters Struck Out (Career)

03/21/25 vs Dakota Ridge	9
03/03/25 @ Browne	8
02/26/25 vs Millennium	7
03/27/24 vs Bend	7
03/08/24 @ Sunnyslope	4

Diego Ramos made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Those nine strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with one triple and one RBI. That triple was his first of the season.

In other pitching news, Angel Torres looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive appearances.

Back at the plate, Elias Munoz was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one triple and one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Isaiah Holguin, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.

Apollo always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .515. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Dakota Ridge only posted an OBP of .300.

Apollo pushed their record up to 5-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 9.25 hits in those games compared to only five in the others. As for Dakota Ridge, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-5.

Apollo wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 4-3 victory against Douglas County on the 21st. As for Dakota Ridge, they will take on Arizona College Prep at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Dakota Ridge's pitchers better be ready for this one: Arizona College Prep has averaged an impressive 9.5 runs per game this season.