Kane County Edges Houston 3-2

August 7 2021 The Kane County Cougars held off the Houston Apollos 3-2, scoring twice in the fourth inning and once in the ninth to secure the victory. Houston answered with single runs in the fifth and eighth innings but could not complete the comeback. Kane County finished with six hits while Houston collected eight. J. Rolette and G. LaValley each homered for Kane County, with Rolette going 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI and LaValley adding a run and an RBI. K. Clemens also went 2-for-4, while M. Reeves contributed a double and an RBI. For Houston, Aaron Takacs had two hits in three at-bats, and Ian Yetsko hit a home run while driving in one run. Yetsko also scored once. Kane County starter J. Tols delivered seven innings, allowing six hits and one earned run while striking out 11 and walking two. R. Richardson earned the win with 1.1 scoreless innings, allowing no hits and striking out one. Houston starter Martin Alcoverde worked five innings and allowed two earned runs on two hits with four strikeouts. Keisy Portorreal took the loss for Houston after allowing one run in 1.1 innings. The Cougars turned one double play, as did the Apollos, and neither team was charged with an error.