Soccer Game Recap: Middle Creek Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Apr 30, 2024, 11:20pm

Soccer Recap: Middle Creek vs. Apex

After flying high against Cary last Wednesday, Middle Creek came back down to earth. The Middle Creek Mustangs fell 3-1 to the Apex Cougars on Friday. While losing is never fun, Middle Creek can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 51st, while Apex is ranked fourth).

Middle Creek's goal came courtesy of Hailey Esser, who's now up to 13 this season.

Middle Creek's loss dropped their record down to 7-6-2. As for Apex, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 14-2-1.

Middle Creek will head out on the road to face off against Green Level at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Green Level is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.4 goals per game this season. As for Apex, they will be playing at home against Green Hope at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Apex will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.

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