Last night, Cary High School’s varsity baseball team took on Apex High School.

Although this would be a tense battle between the two rivals, the night started with lots of big smiles as Cary High School welcomed families from the Miracle League of the Triangle. The families were honored prior to the game, as they joined the team on the field for the national anthem.

Early in the game, scoring remained scarce as both teams’ pitchers were effective from the mound.

Both teams were able to put runners on base, but strong defensive plays like this one from the Imps (pitcher picks off runner at first base and he’s caught in a pickle), had the teams locked at 2-2 in the 4th inning.

With a questionable non-call on a bang-bang play at first base, the Imps were able to break the stalemate, sending a run home to go ahead 3-2.

Apex players and coaches appealed to the umpires for several minutes before action resumed.

Getting strong bullpen relief the next inning, Cary was able to hold the lead at 3-2.

As Apex’s starting pitcher began showing signs of fatigue, Cary bats peppered the field with hits that triggered their need for relief on the mound.

Putting together another 3 runs, Cary was able to pull out to a solid 6-2 lead and never looked back.