Baseball Preview: Apex Cougars vs. Apex Friendship Patriots
After three games on the road, Apex is heading back home. They will take on the Apex Friendship Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Apex's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Apex Friendship's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Tuesday, Apex earned an 8-4 victory over Apex Friendship.
Will Newton and Adrian Gonzalez did most of the damage at the plate: Newton scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Gonzalez scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Jay Hale was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Apex's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-2. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs per game. As for Apex Friendship, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-6.
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