Soccer Preview: Apex vs. Green Hope
Apex and Green Hope are an even 4-4-2 against one another since March of 2017, but likely not for long. The Apex Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Green Hope Falcons at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Apex has five straight wins, Green Hope has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Apex earned a 3-1 victory over Middle Creek. Given Apex's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked fourth, while Middle Creek is ranked 51st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Emily Degnan and
Lindsey Mckinney scored all three of Apex's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 19 goals.
Meanwhile, Green Hope came up short against Green Level on Monday and fell 3-1.
Apex pushed their record up to 14-2-1 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Green Hope, their loss dropped their record down to 3-13-1.
Apex took their victory against Green Hope in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 5-0. Does Apex have another victory up their sleeve, or will Green Hope turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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