Baseball Preview: Apex Friendship Patriots vs. Cary Imps
The Apex Friendship Patriots will head out on the road to take on the Cary Imps at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Apex Friendship has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight defeats, while Cary will come in with five straight victories.
Apex Friendship's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Cary on Monday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 11-0 to the Imps, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Apex Friendship got a good showing from Simon Martone, who struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and not a single walk).
Even though they lost, Apex Friendship didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cary only tossed four.
Apex Friendship's loss dropped their record down to 8-11. As for Cary, their win bumped their record up to 12-6.
Both the two teams just can't seem to miss. Apex Friendship has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.2 hits per game. However, it's not like Cary struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 4.9. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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