Apollo was the 2-0 winner over Nogales when they last played one another back in May of 2021, but their luck changed this time around. The Apollo Hawks fell 7-4 to the Nogales Apaches on Saturday.
Carlos Gonzalez was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jacob Vitek, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
On Nogales' side, they got a great performance from Sal Valenzuela as he struck out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Alan Durazo, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Ralph Felix, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Apollo's loss dropped their record down to 23-9. As for Nogales, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 16-8 record this season.
Apollo does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Nogales, they will be playing at home against Catalina Foothills at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Catalina Foothills sitting on five straight victories and Nogales on six.
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