Baseball Game Preview: Apex Friendship Patriots vs. Holly Springs Golden Hawks

Patriots

Runs

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02/24/25 vs Leesville Road	3

Apex Friendship is 2-8 against Holly Springs since June of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Apex Friendship Patriots will face off against the Holly Springs Golden Hawks at 6:00 p.m. Apex Friendship is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.

Apex Friendship will bounce into Friday's game after beating Holly Springs, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Apex Friendship won by a run and slipped past Holly Springs 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.

Tyler Komorner looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.

On the hitting side, Apex Friendship's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ajay Rychcik, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Braden Bloom also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

Holly Springs' loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Apex Friendship, the victory also got them back to even at 2-2.

The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Apex Friendship has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Holly Springs struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.