Football Preview: Apex Friendship Patriots vs. Middle Creek Mustangs
Apex Friendship has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to challenge the Middle Creek Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Apex Friendship's defense has only allowed ten points per game this season, so Middle Creek's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Apex Friendship is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Cary: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Apex Friendship blew Cary out of the water with a 38-9 final score. With the Patriots ahead 28-6 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Meanwhile, Middle Creek entered their tilt with Apex on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They walked away with a 26-13 victory over the Cougars.
Middle Creek's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Hawke Shoenfeld led the charge by throwing for 323 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. Nicolas Bocciardi was Shoenfeld's top target, picking up 165 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Apex Friendship's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for Middle Creek, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
Apex Friendship was able to grind out a solid win over Middle Creek in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 30-21. The rematch might be a little tougher for Apex Friendship since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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