Soccer Game Preview: Apex Friendship vs. Panther Creek + How To Watch

The Apex Friendship Patriots will head out to take on the Panther Creek Catamounts at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Apex Friendship has six straight wins, Panther Creek has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.

Apex Friendship's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Willow Spring as they made off with a 3-0 victory. Apex Friendship might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by three goals or more this season.

Meanwhile, while it was Panther Creek who put the first goals on the board on Wednesday, it was Apex who put up more. The Catamounts fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 4-3. That's two games in a row now that Panther Creek have lost by just one goal.

Apex Friendship's win bumped their record up to 9-3-3. As for Panther Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8-1.

Apex Friendship took their victory against Panther Creek in their previous meeting back in October of 2024 by a conclusive 4-1 score. Will the Patriots repeat their success, or do the Catamounts have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.