The Apollo Eagles will square off against the Castle Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Six must be Apollo's lucky number: they beat Owensboro Catholic with that score not once but twice on Tuesday. The Eagles didn't even let the Aces on the board, marking the Eagles' second-straight 6-0 shutout. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Aces recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Ross Milburn made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out six over seven innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one run and one double.
Ryleigh Logan
| 04/22/25 vs Owensboro Catholic | 4 |
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ryleigh Logan, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jackson Carder, who went 1-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Apollo was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Owensboro Catholic only posted a batting average of .087.
Meanwhile, Castle had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.7 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Bulldogs as they made off with a 13-1 victory. The Knights' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Apollo's win bumped their record up to 10-5. As for Castle, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 7-3.
Apollo skirted past Castle 7-5 in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Do the Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Knights turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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