Green Hope was the 6-5 winner over Apex Friendship when they last played one another back in March of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Green Hope Falcons fell victim to a tough 14-4 loss at the hands of the Apex Friendship Patriots on Tuesday. Green Hope has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jacob Krebs Krebs was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Dean, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
On Apex Friendship's side, they got a great performance from Luke Hemric as he struck out 11 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and only one walk). Hemric has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, JJ Vondette was a standout: he scored a run while going 2-for-3. Braden Bloom was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Green Hope's defeat dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Apex Friendship, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-5.
Green Hope will head out on the road to square off against Apex Friendship at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Apex Friendship, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Cardinal Gibbons at 4:00 p.m. Apex Friendship is out to stop a four-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
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