For the second straight game, Tolleson will face off against Apollo. The Wolverines will head out to square off against the Hawks at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday.
Apollo hit Tolleson with a four-run third inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Wolverines took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hawks.
For Apollo's part, they got a great performance from Angel Hernandez as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out nine over 5.2 innings pitched. Those nine strikeouts gave Hernandez a new career-high.
At the plate, Abraham Valencia was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI.
Apollo is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.4 runs over those games. As for Tolleson, they dropped their record down to 9-9 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home.
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