Soccer Preview: Apex vs. Apex Friendship
Apex and Apex Friendship are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2019, but likely not for long. The Apex Cougars will take on the Apex Friendship Patriots at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Apex's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for seven straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
On Tuesday, Apex needed a bit of extra time to put away Panther Creek. They never let the Catamounts onto the board and left with a 1-0 win. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 115th, while the Catamounts are ranked 291st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Apex's one-goal win came courtesy of
Rohit Sodem, which was the first he's scored this season.
Meanwhile, Apex Friendship came up short against Green Hope on Tuesday, falling 4-1.
Apex's victory bumped their record up to 5-6-3. As for Apex Friendship, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-8-1 record this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
