Soccer Preview: Holly Springs vs. Apex Friendship
The Holly Springs Golden Hawks are taking a road trip to challenge the Apex Friendship Patriots at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Holly Springs is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
Last Thursday, Holly Springs beat Rolesville 3-1. The game got a bit rough at times, as the refs handed out a total of five yellow cards before it was all over.
Sean O'Laughlin and
Charlie Aube scored all three of Holly Springs' goals, bringing their combined season tally to 14 goals.
Meanwhile, Apex Friendship didn't have quite enough to beat Asheville last Saturday and fell 3-2. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Cougars are ranked seventh).
Holly Springs pushed their record up to 5-1 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Apex Friendship, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3-1.
Holly Springs suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Apex Friendship in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Holly Springs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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