Soccer Preview: Panther Creek vs. Apex Friendship
Panther Creek is 1-9 against Apex Friendship since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Panther Creek Catamounts will head out on the road to take on the Apex Friendship Patriots at 6:30 p.m. Panther Creek will be strutting in after a win while Apex Friendship will be coming in after a loss.
Panther Creek will bounce into Monday's game after beating Green Hope, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Panther Creek narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Green Hope 3-2. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but Panther Creek was the better team in the second half.
Ella Smith and
Kaylyn Seitz scored all three of Panther Creek's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 17 goals.
Meanwhile, Apex Friendship faced Apex in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Apex Friendship fell just short of Apex by a score of 1-0. The contest was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but Apex Friendship couldn't quite close it out.
Panther Creek's win bumped their record up to 5-10-2. As for Apex Friendship, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-2-6.
Panther Creek suffered a grim 6-2 defeat to Apex Friendship in their previous matchup on April 3rd. Can Panther Creek avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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