Fuquay-Varina baseball tops rival Middle Creek

Fuquay-Varina’s baseball team finds itself atop the Southwest Wake Athletic Conference after picking up a road win at top rival Middle Creek on Tuesday. The Bengals defeated the Mustangs 7-1.

Fuquay-Varina (6-1, 5-1) has a two-game lead over Middle Creek (4-3, 3-3) and a half-game lead over Green Hope and Holly Springs as teams get closer to the midway point in the SWAC schedule.

Fuquay’s only loss of the year was to Green Hope.

This story was originally published March 22, 2017 at 2:04 AM with the headline "Fuquay-Varina baseball tops rival Middle Creek."