Baseball Preview: Apex Friendship Patriots vs. Apex Cougars
Apex Friendship has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Apex Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Apex Friendship is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Apex Friendship came up short against Apex and fell 8-4.
Apex Friendship got a good showing from Simon Martone, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned run off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Connor Payne and Brady Byler did some serious damage despite the final result: Payne scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Byler scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Owen Cirasole was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Apex Friendship's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-6. As for Apex, the victory was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-2.
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