After three games on the road, Middle Creek is heading back home. They will take on the Apex Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, everything went Middle Creek's way against Cary as Middle Creek made off with a 17-3 win. With that victory, Middle Creek brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Keira Tankelewicz was a standout: she went 3-for-5 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Leah Gore, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Apex came up short against Southern Alamance on Wednesday and fell 15-11. Apex has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Leah Kendall led a balanced group of hitters, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-5. Dylan Goodall was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with five RBI and two doubles.
Middle Creek's win bumped their record up to 7-10. As for Apex, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-7.
Apex's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Friday. Middle Creek has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Apex, though, as they've been averaging only 3.9. Will Middle Creek keep running through batters, or will Apex buck the trend?
Middle Creek came up short against Apex when the teams last played on April 2nd, falling 8-5. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Apex's Alyssa Kaufman, who tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits. Now that Middle Creek knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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