Soccer Preview: Apex vs. Green Hope
The Apex Cougars will square off against the Green Hope Falcons at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Apex has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Green Hope will arrive with 12 straight victories.
Apex's offense might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Middle Creek on Wednesday. They fell 2-0 to the Mustangs. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 146th, while the Mustangs are ranked 39th).
Meanwhile, Green Hope narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Green Level 2-1. The Falcons wouldn't have won without Jacob Colberg, who scored the game-winner.
Apex's loss dropped their record down to 3-3-2. As for Green Hope, they pushed their record up to 12-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Apex came up short against Green Hope in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Apex avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
