The Apex Friendship Patriots will head out on the road to square off against the Heritage Huskies at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Apex Friendship is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
While Apex Friendship has not struggled against Panther Creek recently, they managed to flip the script on Tuesday. Apex Friendship came out on top in a nail-biter against Panther Creek and snuck past 6-5.
Apex Friendship let Avery Kiger and Lauren Archambault loose on the outfield. Kiger went 2-for-4 with a home run, while Archambault scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Heritage's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell just short of Wake Forest by a score of 3-1. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, Heritage couldn't push the score so high this time.
Heritage saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lydia Bollinger, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Apex Friendship's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Heritage, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-4.
Both both teams just can't seem to miss. Apex Friendship has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.7 hits per game. However, it's not like Heritage struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 4.8. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Everything went Apex Friendship's way against Heritage when the teams last played back in March as Apex Friendship made off with a 12-6 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Apex Friendship since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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