The Apex Friendship Patriots will head out on the road to challenge the Apex Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Apex Friendship is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
Apex Friendship can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. They put the hurt on Green Hope with a sharp 15-0 victory.
Maura Schwanke looked comfortable as she pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Cheyenne Christman and Lauren Archambault did most of the damage at the plate: Christman went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Archambault scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Makenzie Spero, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Apex sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over New Bern on Friday.
Alyssa Kaufman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on eight hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Anamie Whittlesey, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times she's played. Leah Kendall was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Apex Friendship has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2 record this season. As for Apex, their victory bumped their record up to 12-5.
Tuesday'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 .373. However, it's not like Apex struggles in that department as they've averaged .384. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Apex Friendship couldn't quite finish off Apex in their previous meeting back in March and fell 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kaufman, who tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Now that Apex Friendship knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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