Softball Preview: Apex Friendship Patriots vs. Holly Springs Golden Hawks
Apex Friendship and Holly Springs are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Apex Friendship Patriots will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Holly Springs Golden Hawks at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Apex Friendship stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Green Level a 15-0 shutout. The win was nothing new for Apex Friendship as they're now sitting on three straight.
Avery Kiger was a standout: she went 1-for-4 with a home run and five RBI. Ava Primak was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Meanwhile, Holly Springs sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-7 victory over Apex on Monday.
Apex Friendship's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.0 runs per game. As for Holly Springs, their victory bumped their record up to 8-5.
Apex Friendship beat Holly Springs 9-4 in their previous matchup back in March. Does Apex Friendship have another victory up their sleeve, or will Holly Springs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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