Baseball Recap: Apollo Triumphs

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Previous 5 Games

03/31/26 - Home	10-8 W
04/03/25 - Home	8-0 W
04/01/25 - Away	12-2 W
02/26/20 - Home	2-13 L
02/21/18 - Home	12-2 W

While Apollo's victory against Valley Vista wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Hawks sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 10-8 win over the Monsoon on Tuesday. The Hawks haven't had any issues with the Monsoon recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.

Apollo got a great performance from Luis Valencia as he pitched 6.1 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. The dominant performance also gave Valencia a new career-high in strikeouts (five).

At the plate, Matthew Pena was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since March 5th. Roberto Quinonez was another key player, going 1-for-2 with three runs and one stolen base.

Apollo kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Valley Vista only managed five.

Apollo's record is now 11-5. As for Valley Vista, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.

Apollo will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Monsoon: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.