Soccer Preview: Apex vs. Broughton
The Apex Cougars are taking a road trip to take on the Broughton Capitals at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Apex is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.
Apex managed to keep up with Holly Springs until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Apex lost 4-0 to Holly Springs. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while the Golden Hawks are ranked third).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Broughton, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Athens Drive on Thursday.
Apex's defeat dropped their record down to 5-10-3. As for Broughton, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5-1 record this season.
Apex suffered a grim 6-1 defeat to Broughton when the teams last played back in August of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Apex was down 4-1.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
