Apex Friendship is 1-9 against Holly Springs since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Apex Friendship Patriots will be playing in front of their home fans against the Holly Springs Golden Hawks at 4:00 p.m. This will be Apex Friendship's first chance to prove their worth in the conference.
Apex Friendship made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Pinecrest, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Apex Friendship blew past Pinecrest 18-4 on Friday.
Tyler Komorner looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Braden Bloom was incredible, firing off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in home runs. Tino Ramirez was another key player, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Saturday Holly Springs sidestepped D.H. Conley for a 4-3 win. That's two games straight that the Golden Hawks have won by just one run.
Grant Perry looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Anthony Zezza, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI. Another player making a difference was Liam McNierney, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Holly Springs now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Apex Friendship, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-1-1.
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