Soccer Preview: Panther Creek vs. Apex Friendship
The Panther Creek Catamounts will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Apex Friendship Patriots at 6:30 p.m.
Panther Creek lost 5-1 to Middle Creek on Wednesday. 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 314th, while the Mustangs are ranked 35th).
Panther Creek's goal came courtesy of
William Gray, which was the first he's scored this season.
Meanwhile, Apex Friendship had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Apex 3-2. Walid Hadab had to tread lightly for part of the match after he was hit with a yellow card, but that was the only trouble the Patriots got from the refs.
Panther Creek's loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 0-10. As for Apex Friendship, they now have a winning record of 6-5-1.
Panther Creek might still be hurting after the 5-1 defeat they got from Apex Friendship in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Panther Creek avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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