Green Hope is 8-2 against Apex since January of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Green Hope Falcons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Apex Cougars at 6:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Green Hope's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their third straight loss. They fell 46-37 to Green Level. While losing is never fun, Green Hope can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 216th, while Green Level is ranked 62nd).
Despite the loss, Green Hope had strong showings from Abigail Brown, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 12 rebounds, and Uma Surkund, who scored 11 points. That was a full 35.1% of Green Hope's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Natalie Tomanska, who scored five points along with two blocks.
Meanwhile, Apex also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Middle Creek by a score of 51-43. Apex has struggled against Middle Creek recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Green Hope has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-10 record this season. As for Apex, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-12.
Green Hope strolled past Apex when the teams last played back in January by a score of 60-46. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Apex's Destiny Richardson, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 15 rebounds. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Green Hope still be able to contain Richardson? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
