Willow Canyon has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Apollo Hawks at 3:45 p.m. on Friday.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Willow Canyon's offense. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (6-0), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. They have struggled against Centennial recently, as their match on Tuesday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Even though they lost, Willow Canyon hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Apollo gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. They blew past Bend 9-2.
The team relied heavily on Alex Covarrubias, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Carlos Gonzalez, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Willow Canyon's loss dropped their record down to 5-12. As for Apollo, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
Willow Canyon might still be hurting after the 12-1 defeat they got from Apollo when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Willow Canyon, Richie Gonzales (who struck out 12 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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