It was a good run, but Paducah Tilghman unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 10-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Apollo Eagles. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Paducah Tilghman of the 19-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2017.
Audreya White was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last six games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Hailey Mooney, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Apollo's side, Mollie Julian looked comfortable as she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Apollo got a massive performance out of Mallory Velotta, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. Taylor Clark was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Paducah Tilghman's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-8. As for Apollo, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a massive bump to their 17-11 record this season.
Paducah Tilghman is on the road again on Saturday to play Franklin-Simpson at 11:00 a.m. Paducah Tilghman's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Franklin-Simpson's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Apollo, they will head out on the road to square off against Marshall County at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Marshall County is coming into the matchup with five straight wins at home, so Apollo will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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