With a playoff game on the line, Apollo rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Lake Havasu Knights 5-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for Apollo.
The team relied heavily on Nate Macias, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
On Lake Havasu's side, Landen Nigg was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits. Nigg has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Trevor Thompson and Tyler Thompson stepped up to the plate in a big way. Thompson got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and a double, while Thompson scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Deegan Cross, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Apollo is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 21 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-8 record this season. As for Lake Havasu, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-9-1.
Apollo does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Lake Havasu also has no future games currently scheduled.
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