Soccer Preview: Apex vs. Panther Creek
The Apex Cougars will be playing at home against the Panther Creek Catamounts at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Apex's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for six straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Apex is headed into Tuesday's following a draw, the team's first since September 11. They and Cary finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw on Thursday. The Cougars had to tread lightly for part of the game as four Apex players were handed yellow cards, which could explain the final result.
Their goal came courtesy of
Griffin Romandetta, which was the first he's scored this season.
Meanwhile, Panther Creek has been struggling as of late, and they have yet to win a game this season. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Holly Springs on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Catamounts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 296th, while the Golden Hawks are ranked second).
With that draw, Apex's record moves to 4-6-3. As for Panther Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 0-13-1.
Apex beat Panther Creek by a goal in their previous meeting back in September, winning 3-2. Does Apex have another victory up their sleeve, or will Panther Creek turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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