Soccer Preview: Holly Springs vs. Apex
Holly Springs is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Apex is on a seven-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Holly Springs Golden Hawks will take on the Apex Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
In what's become a running theme this season, Holly Springs gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They never let Middle Creek onto the board and left with a 4-0 win. Given Holly Springs' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked seventh, while Middle Creek is ranked 54th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Holly Springs hit Middle Creek with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Sydney Cummings,
Allyssa Turner,
Elise Robinson, and
Reese Kulha.
Meanwhile, Apex beat Green Hope 2-0 on Wednesday. That's two games straight that Apex has won by exactly two goals.
Holly Springs has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which somehow isn't as good as their 13-1-5 record this season. As for Apex, their victory bumped their record up to 15-2-1.
Holly Springs was able to grind out a solid win over Apex in their previous meeting back in April, winning 2-0. Will Holly Springs repeat their success, or does Apex have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
