Apollo entered their tilt with Fruita Monument with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Fruita Monument Wildcats 5-4.
Apollo saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carlos Gonzalez, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Fruita Monument's side, Carter Hines was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Hines was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Hines wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Keenan Oxford, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs.
Apollo pushed their record up to 11-4 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs per game. As for Fruita Monument, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Apollo will stay at home for another game and welcome Yamhill-Carlton at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Apollo's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Yamhill-Carlton's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Fruita Monument, they will be playing at home against Chaparral at 2:00 p.m. on Friday.
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