The Cary Imps will venture away from home to take on the Apex Friendship Patriots at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cary has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight defeats, while Apex Friendship will come in with five straight wins.
Cary came into this matchup off a tough 16-run loss on Tuesday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Chapel Hill by a score of 8-6 on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Imps have suffered since March 13th.
Markus Hart made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-3. Owen Green was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Apex Friendship ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged out Fuquay - Varina 5-4.
Caden Oxendine tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out six over 4.1 innings pitched. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Hayden Fones was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in doubles (two). Another player making a difference was Braden Bloom, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Apex Friendship's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-6. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Cary, their loss dropped their record down to 4-12.
Cary suffered a grim 16-0 defeat to Apex Friendship in their previous meeting on Tuesday. Can the Imps avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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