On Wednesday, the Lee County Yellow Jackets didn't have quite enough to beat the Apex Cougars and fell 3-2. It was the first time this season that Lee County let down their fans at home.
Lee County saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Walker McDuffie, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. McDuffie has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, Lee County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Apex only tossed seven.
On Apex's side, they got a great performance from Cranz Smelcer as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Chase Klingemann, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Adrian Gonzalez, who went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases and an RBI.
Lee County's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-2. As for Apex, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 8-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lee County will challenge Cape Fear at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Cape Fear: 3.4, Lee County: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Apex, they will head out on the road to face off against Panther Creek at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Apex is facing Panther Creek at the right time seeing as Panther Creek is stuck on a ten-game losing streak.
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