The Boulder Creek Jaguars will head out to take on the Apollo Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Boulder Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
Boulder Creek will bounce into Monday's game after beating Pinnacle, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Boulder Creek came out on top against Pinnacle by a score of 6-2 on Thursday.
Kinsey Wilcox spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on five hits.
McKayla Chapman
| 03/27/25 vs Pinnacle | 3 |
| 03/06/25 @ Westwood | 2 |
| 02/28/25 vs Horizon | 2 |
| 03/12/25 vs Eastmark | 1 |
| 03/11/25 @ Corona del Sol | 1 |
At the plate, the team relied heavily on McKayla Chapman, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Those three stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Naomi Gregory was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI.
Boulder Creek was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pinnacle only posted a batting average of .200.
Meanwhile, Apollo was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 24-1 to West Point.
Boulder Creek's win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs over those games. As for Apollo, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Apollo's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Boulder Creek has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.9 hits per game. It's a different story for Apollo, though, as they've been averaging 9.8 hits. Given Boulder Creek's sizable advantage in that area, Apollo will need to find a way to close that gap.
Boulder Creek took their win against Apollo in their previous matchup back in March of 2015 by a conclusive 7-1. Will Boulder Creek repeat their success, or does Apollo has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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