The Apex Friendship Patriots will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Corinth Holders Pirates at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Apex Friendship is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Seaforth. Everything went Apex Friendship's way against Seaforth on Wednesday as Apex Friendship made off with a 14-3 victory. The win continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Hawks: they've now won three in a row.
Sydney Joyce made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Joyce was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Kaylee Marquis and Cheyenne Christman did most of the damage at the plate: Marquis scored three runs while going 3-for-3, while Christman went 2-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and one double. That's the most RBI Christman has posted since back in April of 2024. Hannah Parker was another key player, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, Corinth Holders sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-6 victory over South Johnston on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pirates.
Rachel Miura was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Pyper Vardy, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
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