The Apex Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the Panther Creek Catamounts at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Apex is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road.
If Panther Creek heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Apex took over last week. Apex came out on top against Cary by a score of 3-1 on Wednesday. Given Apex's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked sixth, while Cary is ranked 104th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Apex was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Madison Mcclamrock and
Emily Degnan, who scored all three of Apex's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 24 so far this season.
Meanwhile, Panther Creek was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell just short of Green Level by a score of 2-1.
Apex is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2-1 record this season. As for Panther Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9-2.
Apex beat Panther Creek 2-0 when the teams last played back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for Apex since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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