Soccer Preview: Apex vs. Middle Creek
The Apex Cougars will head out on the road to face off against the Middle Creek Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Apex is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in North Carolina (they are ranked fifth, while Middle Creek is ranked 61st).
Apex is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Holly Springs just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of the Golden Hawks by a score of 2-1.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Middle Creek, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. Everything went their way against Panther Creek on Monday as Middle Creek made off with a 4-1 win. The victory was a breath of fresh air for Middle Creek as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
They hit Panther Creek with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Abbey Kennedy (2),
Avery Boles, and
Hailey Esser.
Apex's defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-3-1. As for Middle Creek, the win got them back to even at 8-8-2.
Apex was able to grind out a solid victory over Middle Creek when the teams last played last Friday, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Apex since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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