Apex Friendship entered their tilt with Middle Creek with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 10-7 victory over the Middle Creek Mustangs on Wednesday. That's more bragging rights for Apex Friendship, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Sydney Joyce made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched five innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Joyce has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Joyce was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with an RBI.
In other batting news, Lauren Archambault was incredible, going 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Avery Kiger was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBI.
On Middle Creek's side, Leah Gore made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with three runs, a triple, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Madelyn Herndon, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Apex Friendship has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season. As for Middle Creek, they dropped their record down to 5-10 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Apex Friendship will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Green Hope at 4:30 p.m. Apex Friendship is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.7 runs per game this season. As for Middle Creek, they will head out on the road to take on Holly Springs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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