The Green Level Gators will head out to challenge the Apex Friendship Patriots at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Green Level has given up an average of 7.2 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Green Level lost 15-5 to Southern Lee on Monday.
Meanwhile, Apex Friendship entered their tilt with Cary on Thursday with five consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with six. They put the hurt on the Imps with a sharp 11-1 victory. Considering the Patriots have won seven contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Ajay Rychcik and Hayden Fones did most of the damage at the plate: Rychcik went 1-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one double, while Fones went 2-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base. That triple was Fones' first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Sousa, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run.
Apex Friendship always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .517. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cary only posted an OBP of .273.
Apex Friendship pushed their record up to 16-6 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Green Level, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 12 of their last 13 matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-16 record this season.
Green Level might still be hurting after the 8-2 loss they got from Apex Friendship in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Gators avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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