The Apollo Ridge Vikings will head out to face off against the Highlands Golden Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Apollo Ridge has four straight wins, Highlands has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Apollo Ridge's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Brentwood 2-0.
The result came thanks to Brody Henderson's shutout, as he gave up just seven hits.
On the hitting side, Peyton Mamros was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April. Brayden McCracken also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Highlands suffered their closest loss since April 23, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Burrell by a score of 2-0. Surprisingly, this marked the Golden Rams' fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Apollo Ridge pushed their record up to 7-8 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Highlands, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-11.
Apollo Ridge couldn't quite finish off Highlands in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 and fell 7-5. Can the Vikings avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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