Baseball Game Preview: Southern Lee Cavaliers vs. Apex Cougars

Cavaliers

Runs

04/02/25 @ Rolesville	1
03/28/25 vs Hoke County	10
03/26/25 vs Montgomery Central	11
03/25/25 @ Hoke County	13
03/21/25 @ Pinecrest	2
+ 9 more games

The Southern Lee Cavaliers will head out on the road to challenge the Apex Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Southern Lee is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.

Southern Lee is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Friday, they were much more limited against Rolesville on Wednesday. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rams. The defeat continues a trend for the Cavaliers in their meetings with the Rams: they've now lost three in a row.

Christian Cox spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in seven consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Southern Lee saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Spencer Stephens, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.

Meanwhile, Apex sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 win over Heritage on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.

Apex also got a great performance from JUSTIN DAVIS as he struck out nine batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.

At the plate, COLESON PARTEL was excellent, going 1-for-2 with one home run and two RBI. That home run marked the first that he launched this season. JAY HALE was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one double.

Southern Lee's loss dropped their record down to 10-4. As for Apex, their record is now 9-6.

The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Southern Lee has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Apex struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 3.5 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.