Apex Friendship entered their tilt with Cary with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They walked away with a 6-2 victory over the Cary Imps on Wednesday. That's more bragging rights for Apex Friendship, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Owen Cirasole spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on nine hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Apex Friendship saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Connor Payne, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was JJ Vondette, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Apex Friendship pushed their record up to 15-11 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Cary, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-11 record this season.
Apex Friendship will challenge Apex at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Apex is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season. Cary does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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