Baseball Recap: Athens Drive Jaguars vs. Apex Cougars
It was a good run, but Athens Drive unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Thursday. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (6-3), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. They have struggled against Apex recently, as their contest on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Athens Drive saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nathan Bunch, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs.
Even though they lost, Athens Drive didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Apex only tossed five.
On Apex's side, Pat Morrisey looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Morrisey has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jay Hale was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Drew Berenyi was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
Athens Drive's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-5. As for Apex, their win bumped their record up to 12-4.
Athens Drive will look to defend their home field on Friday against Enloe at 4:30 p.m. Athens Drive is facing Enloe at the right time seeing as Enloe is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Apex, they are on the road again on Monday to play Green Hope at 6:00 p.m. One thing working in Green Hope's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last five matchups.
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