Daviess County had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the Apollo Eagles out 4-2. That's more bragging rights for Daviess County, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Kamryn Timmons spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits and racked up 14 Ks.
On the hitting side, Sadie Morris was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
On Apollo's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mallory Velotta, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Daviess County has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for Apollo, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-10.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Daviess County will take on Owensboro Catholic at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Apollo, they will be playing at home against Graves County at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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