Jasper was the 8-2 winner over Apollo when they last played one another back in April of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. The Jasper Wildcats fell 7-3 to the Apollo Eagles on Thursday. Jasper has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jasper saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brianna Barrix, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Apollo's side, the team relied heavily on Taylor Clark, who scored three runs while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Arianna Ramirez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Jasper's loss dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Apollo, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 10-10.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Jasper is on the road again on Saturday to play Castle at 1:00 p.m. Castle is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season. As for Apollo, they will head out on the road to take on Muhlenberg County at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Muhlenberg County's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Apollo's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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