Softball Recap: Apex Friendship Extends Home Winning Streak to Four

Patriots

Margin (Wins)

03/18/25 vs Green Hope	12
02/26/25 @ Seaforth	11
03/25/25 vs Panther Creek	10
03/13/25 @ Middle Creek	8

Apex Friendship barely beat Panther Creek the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Apex Friendship put the hurt on Panther Creek with a sharp 14-4 victory on Tuesday. The Patriots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by eight runs or more this season.

The team relied heavily on India Matute, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Makenzie Spero, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.

Matute wasn't the only one working in the hit department: Apex Friendship kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in five consecutive games.

Apex Friendship pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs over those games. As for Panther Creek, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 4-3.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Apex Friendship will challenge rival Cary at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Panther Creek is set to face off against their familiar foe Holly Springs at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.