Softball Recap: Boulder Creek Wins Going Away Against Apollo

Jaguars

Margin (Wins)

03/24/25 vs Mesa	16
03/31/25 @ Apollo	15
03/04/25 @ Maryvale	15
02/27/25 vs Paradise Honors	11
03/13/25 vs Cactus Shadows	9

Boulder Creek never let their opponents score on Monday. They were the clear victors by a 15-0 margin over the Apollo Hawks. The Jaguars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matches by six runs or more this season.

Avery Gurr and McKenzie Hernandez dominated on the mound. Gurr tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits, while Hernandez pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Gurr has been consistent : she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Naomi Gregory, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in RBI (three). Paris Harman was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-1.

Boulder Creek always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .613. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Apollo only posted an OBP of .000.

The win made it two in a row for Boulder Creek and bumps their season record up to 14-3. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 2 run in those games. As for Apollo, their defeat was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-8.

Coming up, Boulder Creek will challenge Mountain Ridge at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Boulder Creek 3.6, Mountain Ridge 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Apollo, they will square off against Valley Vista at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Apollo's pitchers better be ready for this one: Valley Vista has averaged an impressive 7.2 runs per game this season.