The Apollo Ridge Vikings will head out on the road to take on the Brentwood Spartans at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Apollo Ridge has four straight wins, Brentwood has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, Apollo Ridge gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Ellis as Apollo Ridge made off with a 21-0 win. While fans of Apollo Ridge might be used to big wins, the 21-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Jocelyn Snyder was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Snyder has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Snyder was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Camdyn Kowalczyk, who went 3-for-3 with six RBI, two runs, and a triple. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Makenna Syster, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Brentwood had to settle for a 7-6 loss against Greensburg Central Catholic on Wednesday.
Apollo Ridge has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Brentwood, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Everything went Apollo Ridge's way against Brentwood in their previous matchup on Tuesday as Apollo Ridge made off with a 16-6 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Apollo Ridge since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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