Apollo can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent match on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 10-3 margin over the Ironwood Eagles. The win was familiar territory for Apollo who now have three in a row.
Carlos Gonzalez was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Covarrubias, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On Ironwood's side, Drake Stilwell was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Even though they lost, Ironwood didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Apollo only tossed six.
Apollo has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Ironwood, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-10.
Apollo will look to defend their home field on Friday against Willow Canyon at 4:00 p.m. Apollo's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Willow Canyon's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Ironwood, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Kellis at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Kellis has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.21 runs per game on average), something Ironwood will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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