It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Apopka had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Atlantic Coast Stingrays, sneaking past 10-9. Apopka's win was all the more impressive since the Stingrays were averaging only 3.68 runs allowed on the season.
Apopka let Shylah Pino and Riley Ford run wild. Pino went 3-for-5 with two runs and one stolen base, while Ford went 3-for-5 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most hits Ford has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Alicia Lopez, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
Blue Darters
| 05/08/25 @ Atlantic Coast | 10-9 |
| 04/22/25 @ Horizon | 8-1 |
| 04/09/25 @ Cornerstone Charter Academy | 13-1 |
| 04/07/25 @ Evans | 16-0 |
| 04/03/25 @ Olympia | 20-0 |
Apopka pushed their record up to 22-5 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Atlantic Coast, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 22-6.
As of now, neither Apopka nor the Stingrays have any future games scheduled.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
