The Apollo Eagles will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Madisonville-North Hopkins Maroons at 6:00 p.m. Apollo will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
Last Tuesday, everything went Apollo's way against South Spencer as Apollo made off with an 8-2 victory.
Hannah Holder spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on two hits. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, Arianna Ramirez and Mallory Velotta did most of the damage at the plate: Ramirez went 4-for-4 with four RBI and two doubles, while Velotta went 3-for-3 with a home run and three runs. Macy Calhoun was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Madisonville-North Hopkins came up short against Caldwell County on Friday and fell 9-6.
Apollo has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-11 record this season. As for Madisonville-North Hopkins, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 16-9 record this season.
Everything went Apollo's way against Madisonville-North Hopkins in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Apollo made off with a 9-0 win. Will Apollo repeat their success, or does Madisonville-North Hopkins have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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