For the second straight game, Apex Friendship will face off against Green Level. The Patriots will head out to take on the Gators at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Apex Friendship is coming into the game hot, having won their last seven games.
Apex Friendship's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Green Level with a sharp 8-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Patriots, who have now won eight contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Apex Friendship got a great performance from Luke Hemric as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Hemric has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Drew Ciaccio was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayden Fones, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Apex Friendship always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .553. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Green Level only posted an OBP of .333.
Apex Friendship's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-6. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Green Level, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 13 of their last 14 games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-17 record this season.
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