Apollo is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Paducah Tilghman is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Apollo Eagles will take on the Paducah Tilghman Blue Tornado at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Apollo's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They came out on top against Madisonville-North Hopkins by a score of 4-0.
The result came thanks to Mollie Julian's shutout, as she gave up just three hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Apollo saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Arianna Ramirez, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Paducah Tilghman put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Everything went their way against Community Christian as Paducah Tilghman made off with an 11-2 win. That's two games straight that Paducah Tilghman has won by exactly nine runs.
Adrienne Romain made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Romain was even better at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Audreya White was a standout: she scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Zoe Burch was another key contributor, going 4-for-5 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
Apollo has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 16-11 record this season. As for Paducah Tilghman, their victory bumped their record up to 16-7.
Everything went Apollo's way against Paducah Tilghman when the teams last played back in May of 2017 as Apollo made off with a 19-0 win. Does Apollo have another victory up their sleeve, or will Paducah Tilghman turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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