The Bowling Green Purples will square off against the Apollo Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Bowling Green will be strutting in after a victory while Apollo will be coming in after a loss.
On Thursday, Bowling Green made easy work of Russellville and carried off a 14-4 win.
Henderson County hit Apollo with a five-run second inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Eagles came up short against the Colonels, falling 11-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Eagles have suffered since April 9, 2024.
Apollo saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maddi Roberts, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI. That RBI marked the first that Roberts has brought in this season.
Bowling Green is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 17-13-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs over those games. As for Apollo, their loss dropped their record down to 10-13-1.
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