Apollo entered their tilt with Madisonville-North Hopkins with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Madisonville-North Hopkins Maroons a 4-0 shutout on Thursday. That's more bragging rights for Apollo, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Not much got past Mollie Julian, who gave up just three hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Madisonville-North Hopkins off the board. Julian has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Apollo saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Arianna Ramirez, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Apollo is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-11 record this season. As for Madisonville-North Hopkins, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 16-10 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Apollo will stay at home for another game and welcome Paducah Tilghman at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Paducah Tilghman's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Apollo's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Madisonville-North Hopkins, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Castle at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Castle is coming into the match with seven straight victories on the road, so Madisonville-North Hopkins will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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