Apex Friendship and Green Hope are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2016, but likely not for long. The Apex Friendship Patriots will be playing in front of their home fans against the Green Hope Falcons at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Apex Friendship has three straight victories, Green Hope has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Wednesday, Apex Friendship earned a 10-7 win over Middle Creek.
The team relied heavily on Lauren Archambault, who went 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Ava Primak, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Green Hope fell victim to a rough 16-2 loss at the hands of Holly Springs on Monday.
Green Hope saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alice Tomberlin, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Apex Friendship has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season. As for Green Hope, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10.
Thursday's game will be a test for both team's pitchers. Apex Friendship hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .361. However, it's not like Green Hope struggles in that department as they've averaged .351. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Apex Friendship took their victory against Green Hope in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 20-2. Will Apex Friendship repeat their success, or does Green Hope have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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