The Apollo Eagles will square off against the Red Bud Musketeers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
On Thursday, Apollo came up short against Tecumseh and fell 5-1. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Braves recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
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Mollie Julian spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on ten hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Apollo saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sydney Stallings, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one double. Liza Page also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triple of the season.
Meanwhile, Red Bud had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 12-11 W against the Rockets.
Peyton Kreher was incredible, going 3-for-5 with one home run, six RBI, and two doubles. That's the most hits she has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Julia Whelan, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Red Bud was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .462. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .310 or higher in six consecutive games.
Apollo's defeat dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Red Bud, their win bumped their record up to 10-3.
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