Softball Preview: Apex Friendship Patriots vs. Fuquay - Varina Bengals
Apex Friendship has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Fuquay - Varina Bengals on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Apex Friendship is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Middle Creek a 9-0 shutout. Apex Friendship might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 11 contests by six runs or more this season.
Sydney Joyce made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Joyce has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Joyce was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a triple and two RBI.
In other batting news, Cheyenne Christman was excellent, going 1-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Lauren Archambault, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Fuquay - Varina had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Topsail on Tuesday and snuck past 5-3.
Apex Friendship has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season. As for Fuquay - Varina, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 12-10.
Apex Friendship came out on top in a nail-biter against Fuquay - Varina in their previous matchup back in April of 2021, sneaking past 2-1. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Fuquay - Varina's Michele Tarpey, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over 5.2 innings pitched. Now that she won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Apex Friendship to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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