Baseball Recap: Apollo Now 7-1 over Last Eight Games

Hawks

Margin (Wins)

03/20/26 vs Gresham	15
03/02/26 vs Browne	15
04/02/26 @ Valley Vista	13
03/05/26 @ Dobson	11
03/09/26 @ West Point	8

Apollo had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 13-run drubbing they dealt Valley Vista on Thursday. The Hawks were the clear victors by a 13-0 margin over the Monsoon. Considering the Hawks have won six games by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Apollo got a great performance from Dawit Berger as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched.

At the plate, Matthew Pena was a standout: he got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four runs, one double, and one RBI. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Roberto Quinonez, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI, one run, and one double.

Apollo was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .440. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matchups.

Apollo has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Valley Vista, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-10.

Looking ahead, Apollo will face off against Cesar Chavez at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The Hawks' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Champions have averaged an impressive 7 runs per game this season. As for Valley Vista, they will take on Westwood at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.