Apex Friendship waltzed into their matchup on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They never let the Pine Forest Trojans onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. Apex Friendship might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four games by seven runs or more this season.
Connor Sousa looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Connor Payne, who fired off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-3. Jentz Steiner was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Apex Friendship pushed their record up to 6-5 with that win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs per game. As for Pine Forest, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-9.
Apex Friendship will stay at home for another game and welcome Apex at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Apex will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something Apex Friendship surely won't give up without a fight. As for Pine Forest, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Triton at 7:00 p.m. Triton is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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