Middle Creek had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They blew past the Cary Imps 7-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Middle Creek also won the last time the pair played last Tuesday.
Middle Creek's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was John Lupienski, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Cary's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Mohler, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Middle Creek's win bumped their record up to 9-5. As for Cary, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-5 record this season.
Middle Creek will head out on the road to challenge Apex at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Apex's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Middle Creek's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Cary, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, an 11-5 defeat vs. Cardinal Gibbons on the 6th.
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