Muhlenberg County is 1-9 against Apollo since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Mustangs will welcome the Eagles at 6:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Muhlenberg County 2.6, Apollo 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Muhlenberg County is headed into the contest having just posted their closest win since March 24th on Thursday. They skirted past Ohio County 3-2. The victory continues a trend for the Mustangs in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won four in a row.
Meanwhile, Apollo is ranked highly in their home state and on Wednesday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Castle. The Eagles took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Knights.
Apollo got a good showing from Carter Kimmel, who tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Kimmel has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Ryleigh Logan was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run.
Muhlenberg County's win bumped their record up to 10-4. As for Apollo, their loss dropped their record down to 10-6.
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