Apex Friendship waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Green Hope Falcons a 4-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for the Patriots, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Luke Hemric
Green Hope's batters probably weren't too happy with Luke Hemric, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 18 Ks (he gave up a single walk). Hemric also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Apex Friendship is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-4 otherwise.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Drew Ciaccio, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2. Apex Friendship is undefeated when Ciaccio posts two or more runs, but 2-5 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Braden Bloom, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
The win got Apex Friendship back to even at 5-5. As for Green Hope, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-8.
Apex Friendship didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 7-2 victory against Apex on the 26th. As for Green Hope, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 7-5 defeat against Panther Creek on the 25th.
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