June 30 2021 The Houston Apollos defeated the Sioux City Explorers 4-3 after scoring twice in the fifth inning and holding on for the victory. Houston finished with eight hits and one error while Sioux City collected nine hits and committed no errors.
Houston took a 2-1 lead in the third inning after Sioux City opened the scoring in the first. The Apollos added two runs in the fifth to move ahead 4-2. Sioux City scored once in the ninth, but Houston preserved the one-run win.
Blake Berry led Houston with a home run and three RBI, while
Ramon Villa had two hits and a walk.
Hudson Bilodeau added an RBI. For Sioux City, L. Tolbert went 4-for-5 with three runs scored, and C. Harris went 3-for-5 with a double and a stolen base. N. Samson drove in two runs.
Pierce Smith earned the win for Houston after allowing no hits and one walk with one strikeout over 1.2 innings.
Matt Cronin started for the Apollos and allowed two earned runs on seven hits in 4.1 innings.
Ryan Richardson recorded the save, striking out two while allowing one earned run in the ninth. Luke Jaksich took the loss for Sioux City after surrendering two runs on three hits in one inning.
