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The Apex Friendship (Apex, NC) varsity softball team won Tuesday's home playoff game against Middle Creek (Apex, NC) by a score of 8-7.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Middle Creek	0	1	0	0	1	5	0	7	11	0
Apex Friendship	0	0	4	2	0	2	-	8	14	1

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Apex Friendship (24-25)

Middle Creek

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	2B	3B
	Team Totals	.367	36	30	7	11	5	1	1
2	Amy Smith (So)	.250	4	4	0	1	0	0	0
4	Madelyn Herndon (Sr)	.750	4	4	1	3	0	0	0
5	Hailey Hoeft (So)	.250	4	4	1	1	2	0	1
7	Finley Brennan (Fr)	.000	4	2	0	0	0	0	0
8	Kristen Norton (Jr)	.500	4	4	1	2	1	1	0
11	Tori Gore (Fr)	.000	4	4	1	0	0	0	0
17	Kennedy Johnson (Fr)	.667	4	3	2	2	1	0	0
18	Kayla Batemon (Jr)	.500	4	2	0	1	1	0	0
22	Chloe Smith (So)	.500	2	2	0	1	0	0	0
23	Reese Davis (Fr)	.000	2	1	1	0	0	0	0

Apex Friendship

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	2B	3B	HR
	Team Totals	.467	32	30	8	14	8	1	4	1
4	Kaylee Marquis (Jr)	.750	4	4	2	3	1	0	1	0
5	Catt Poneleit (Jr)		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
7	Riley Weaver (Jr)	.667	3	3	0	2	1	0	1	0
8	Ella Petersen (So)	.500	2	2	1	1	2	0	0	1
10	Sydney Joyce (Sr)	1.000	4	3	1	3	1	0	2	0
11	Makenzie Spero (So)	.667	3	3	2	2	0	0	0	0
12	Ava Primak (Jr)	.000	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Brianna Spero (Sr)	.000	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Hannah Parker (So)	.250	4	4	0	1	3	1	0	0
22	India Matute (Jr)	.000	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	C. Christman (Sr)	.500	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0

Middle Creek

#	Athlete Name	SH/B	BB	K	FC	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	1	5	8	4	8	.457	.467	.924
2	Amy Smith (So)	0	0	3	0	4	.250	.250	.500
4	Madelyn Herndon (Sr)	0	0	0	0	0	.750	.750	1.500
5	Hailey Hoeft (So)	0	0	2	1	3	.250	.750	1.000
7	Finley Brennan (Fr)	1	1	0	1	1	.333	.000	.333
8	Kristen Norton (Jr)	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.750	1.250
11	Tori Gore (Fr)	0	0	0	1	5	.000	.000	.000
17	Kennedy Johnson (Fr)	0	1	0	1	1	.750	.667	1.417
18	Kayla Batemon (Jr)	0	2	1	0	1	.750	.500	1.250
22	Chloe Smith (So)	0	0	1	0	1	.500	.500	1.000
23	Reese Davis (Fr)	0	1	1	0	1	.500	.000	.500

Apex Friendship

#	Athlete Name	SH/B	K	HBP	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	1	2	1	6	.484	.867	1.351
4	Kaylee Marquis (Jr)	0	0	0	1	.750	1.250	2.000
7	Riley Weaver (Jr)	0	0	0	0	.667	1.333	2.000
8	Ella Petersen (So)	0	0	0	1	.500	2.000	2.500
10	Sydney Joyce (Sr)	0	0	1	0	1.000	2.333	3.333
11	Makenzie Spero (So)	0	0	0	1	.667	.667	1.334
12	Ava Primak (Jr)	0	1	0	1	.000	.000	.000
13	Brianna Spero (Sr)	1	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000
20	Hannah Parker (So)	0	0	0	4	.250	.500	.750
22	India Matute (Jr)	0	1	0	2	.000	.000	.000
42	C. Christman (Sr)	0	0	0	3	.500	.500	1.000

Middle Creek

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB	SBA
	Team Totals	1
4	Madelyn Herndon (Sr)	1

Baserunning

Apex Friendship has not entered any baserunning stats.

Middle Creek

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A
	Team Totals	1.000	20	18	2
2	Amy Smith (So)	1.000	2	2	0
4	Madelyn Herndon (Sr)	1.000	2	2	0
5	Hailey Hoeft (So)	1.000	1	1	0
7	Finley Brennan (Fr)	1.000	1	1	0
8	Kristen Norton (Jr)	1.000	3	3	0
11	Tori Gore (Fr)	1.000	1	1	0
17	Kennedy Johnson (Fr)	1.000	5	3	2
18	Kayla Batemon (Jr)	1.000	3	3	0
22	Chloe Smith (So)	1.000	1	1	0
23	Reese Davis (Fr)	1.000	1	1	0

Apex Friendship

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A	E
	Team Totals	.917	36	21	12	3
4	Kaylee Marquis (Jr)	1.000	7	7	0	0
9	Lily DaVia (So)	.875	8	2	5	1
10	Sydney Joyce (Sr)	1.000	2	0	2	0
13	Brianna Spero (Sr)	.875	8	3	4	1
20	Hannah Parker (So)	1.000	9	8	1	0
42	C. Christman (Sr)	.500	2	1	0	1

Middle Creek

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	W	L	W%	APP	GS	CG	SO	SV	NH	PG
	Team Totals	9.33	0	1	.000	1				0
5	Hailey Hoeft (So)	9.33	0	1	.000	1				0

Apex Friendship

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	W	W%	APP
	Team Totals	6.00	1	1.000	1
10	Sydney Joyce (Sr)	4.00	1	1.000	1
42	C. Christman (Sr)		0		1

Middle Creek

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	2B	3B	HR	BF	AB
	Team Totals	6	14	8	8	0	2			1	32	31
5	Hailey Hoeft (So)	6	14	8	8	0	2			1	32	31

Apex Friendship

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	BF	AB
	Team Totals	7	9	7	6	5	8	36	31
10	Sydney Joyce (Sr)	7	9	5	4	3	8	34	31
42	C. Christman (Sr)		0	2	2	2	0	2	0

Middle Creek

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	WP	HBP	SF	SH/B	#P
	Team Totals	.452	.469	1	1			96
5	Hailey Hoeft (So)	.452	.469	1	1			96

Apex Friendship

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	WP	#P
	Team Totals	.290	.389	2	144
10	Sydney Joyce (Sr)	.290	.353	1	134
42	C. Christman (Sr)		1.000	1	10

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Game Story

North Carolina High School Softball - Middle Creek edged by Apex Friendship

May 6, 2025: Apex, NC 27502

Apex Friendship Patriots (Apex, NC) supporters left the game thrilled Tuesday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Middle Creek Mustangs (Apex, NC), 8-7 in a non-league game.

With the triumph, Apex Friendship improves its record to 18-3 on the year. The Patriots travel to Clayton (Clayton, NC) to face the Comets in a non-league game on Friday, May 9. The Comets enter the game with a record of 13-7. Clayton won 7-3 in their recent non-league game against Holly Springs (Holly Springs, NC)

The Mustangs now hold a 9-10 record.

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Middle Creek @ AFHS Softball Game Info

Tue., May. 6, 2025 @ 4:30p

The Apex Friendship (Apex, NC) varsity softball team won Tuesday's home playoff game against Middle Creek (Apex, NC) by a score of 8-7.

This game is a part of the "2025 NCHSAA Softball State Championship - 4A" tournament.

Rankings & Records

Middle Creek (24-25)

NC	Class
182	23

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	RF	RA
9-10	9-5	4-3	5-7	.474	.643	141	120

Apex Friendship (24-25)

NC	Class
46	7

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	RF	RA
19-4	14-0	10-1	9-3	.826	1.000	224	81

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	R	H	E
Middle Creek	.8	1.4	1.5	1.1	.9	1.9	.8	-	7.4	8.8	2.4
Apex Friendship	1.5	1.7	2.3	1.7	1.7	1.6	.9	.5	9.7	11.2	.9

Head-to-Head

Apex Friendship won on 3/13/2025

3/13 @ 6p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Apex Friendship 2 1 2 0 0 3 1 9 17 1
Middle Creek 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 4

The Apex Friendship (Apex, NC) varsity softball team won Thursday's away conference game against Middle Creek (Apex, NC) by a score of 9-1.
Box score
Apex Friendship won on 4/15/2025

4/15 @ 4:30p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Middle Creek 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 1 4
Apex Friendship 3 5 1 3 - - - 12 13 0

The Middle Creek (Apex, NC) varsity softball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Apex Friendship (Apex, NC) by a score of 12-0.
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Apex Friendship won last month

5/6 @ 4:30p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Middle Creek 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 7 11 0
Apex Friendship 0 0 4 2 0 2 - 8 14 1

The Middle Creek (Apex, NC) varsity softball team lost Tuesday's away playoff game against Apex Friendship (Apex, NC) by a score of 8-7.
Box score

3/13 @ 6p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Apex Friendship	2	1	2	0	0	3	1	9	17	1
Middle Creek	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	7	4

4/15 @ 4:30p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Middle Creek	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	0	1	4
Apex Friendship	3	5	1	3	-	-	-	12	13	0

Team Stat Comparison

Middle Creek		Apex Friendship
.327	Batting Average	.395
.417	On Base Percentage	.462
.445	Slugging Percentage	.571
.894	Fielding Percentage	.958
.474	Win Loss Percentage	.826

Team Leaders

Middle Creek		Apex Friendship	National Avg.
#17 Kennedy Johnson.600	Batting Average	#6 Keagan Suggs1.000	.287
#17 Kennedy Johnson.653	On Base Percentage	#6 Keagan Suggs1.000	.406
#17 Kennedy Johnson.933	Slugging Percentage	#6 Keagan Suggs2.000	.393
#17 Kennedy Johnson.983	Fielding Percentage	#12 Ava Primak1.000	.829
#7 Finley Brennan.500	Win Loss Percentage	#42 Cheyenne Christman1.000	.558

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Middle Creek	9-6		Apex Friendship	13-1

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
2/25/25	Middle Creek	Garner	(L) 11-1	3/4/25	Garner	Apex Friendship	(W) 10-9
3/6/25	Garner	Middle Creek	(L) 10-6
3/4/25	Middle Creek	Willow Spring	(L) 8-3	4/21/25	Apex Friendship	Willow Spring	(L) 4-2
3/10/25	Green Hope	Middle Creek	(W) 10-5	3/18/25	Green Hope	Apex Friendship	(W) 15-3
4/14/25	Middle Creek	Green Hope	(W) 14-2	4/17/25	Apex Friendship	Green Hope	(W) 13-0
3/18/25	Middle Creek	Holly Springs	(L) 5-1	3/10/25	Holly Springs	Apex Friendship	(W) 4-3
4/17/25	Holly Springs	Middle Creek	(L) 8-1	4/10/25	Apex Friendship	Holly Springs	(W) 4-3
3/20/25	Middle Creek	Cary	(W) 15-0	3/27/25	Apex Friendship	Cary	(W) 15-0
4/22/25	Middle Creek	Cary	(W) 17-2	4/29/25	Cary	Apex Friendship	(W) 18-3
3/25/25	Apex	Middle Creek	(W) 14-4	4/24/25	Apex	Apex Friendship	(W) 10-1
4/25/25	Middle Creek	Apex	(L) 5-4	4/30/25	Apex Friendship	Apex	(W) 9-5
3/26/25	Middle Creek	Green Level	(W) 9-2	4/14/25	Green Level	Apex Friendship	(W) 11-1
4/29/25	Green Level	Middle Creek	(W) 9-4	5/2/25	Apex Friendship	Green Level	(W) 17-0
4/8/25	Panther Creek	Middle Creek	(W) 12-2	3/25/25	Panther Creek	Apex Friendship	(W) 14-4
5/2/25	Middle Creek	Panther Creek	(W) 14-6	4/25/25	Apex Friendship	Panther Creek	(W) 9-4

Record Breakdown

Middle Creek (24-25)		Apex Friendship (24-25)
9-10	Overall	19-4
9-5	League	14-0
0-4	Non-League	3-3
0-3	Head to Head	3-0
9-6	Common Opponent	13-1
4-3	Home	10-1
5-7	Away	9-3
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-1	Playoff	2-1
9-10	In-State	19-4
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0

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