Apex Friendship has won five straight games at home, while Fuquay - Varina has won five straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Wednesday. The Patriots will host the Bengals at 4:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Apex Friendship's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Cary with a sharp 16-0 victory. The Patriots haven't had any issues with the Imps recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Luke Hemric
| 04/15/25 @ Cary | 9 |
| 04/09/25 vs Panther Creek | 7 |
| 04/02/25 @ Tuscola | 4 |
| 03/27/25 vs Apex | 6 |
| 03/21/25 @ Green Hope | 18 |
Luke Hemric looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March.
On the hitting side, Apex Friendship let Braden Bloom and Connor Payne run wild. Bloom scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Payne went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Ciaccio, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Apex Friendship kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cary only managed three hits.
Meanwhile, Fuquay - Varina made easy work of South Garner on Tuesday and carried off a 12-1 victory.
Apex Friendship's win bumped their record up to 14-6. As for Fuquay - Varina, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Apex Friendship came out on top in a nail-biter against Fuquay - Varina in their previous meeting back in May of 2021, sneaking past 6-5. Do the Patriots have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bengals turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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