Apex had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged the Lee County Yellow Jackets out 3-2.
Cranz Smelcer tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk every time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Chase Klingemann was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Adrian Gonzalez, who went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases and an RBI.
On Lee County's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Walker McDuffie, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Lee County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Apex only tossed seven.
Apex pushed their record up to 8-2 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Lee County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Apex will take on Panther Creek at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Apex is facing Panther Creek at the right time seeing as Panther Creek is stuck on a ten-game losing streak. As for Lee County, they will head out on the road to face off against Cape Fear at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lee County is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
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