Yamhill-Carlton fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Apollo on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Apollo Hawks by a score of 6-5. Yamhill-Carlton has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Apollo's part, Carlos Gonzalez was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing six bases while going 3-for-4. Alex Covarrubias was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
Yamhill-Carlton has fallen quite a ways from their 19-5 record last season and are now at 1-3. As for Apollo, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Yamhill-Carlton will take on Grant Union at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Yamhill-Carlton will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. Apollo will take on Knappa at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Apollo has six straight wins, Knappa has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
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