Apex managed to slip by New Bern the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Apex Cougars came up short against the New Bern Bears on Friday, falling 18-0. The loss was the Cougars' first of the season.
Apex saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lucy Nelson, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one double.
Having lost for the first time this season, Apex fell to 2-1. As for New Bern, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Apex will square off against Green Level at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Green Level has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed seven runs per game on average), something Apex will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for New Bern, they will head out on the road to face off against J.H. Rose at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. J.H. Rose is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season.
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