The Broughton Capitals will look to defend their home pitch on Monday against the Apex Cougars at 6:30 p.m. Broughton will be strutting in after a win while Apex will be coming in after a defeat.
Broughton took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Athens Drive out 2-1. Given the Capitals' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 27th, while the Jaguars are ranked 165th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Apex was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They came up short against Holly Springs, falling 4-0. The game got a bit rough at times, as the refs handed out a total of four yellow cards before it was all over.
Broughton has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5-1 record this season. As for Apex, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10-3.
Everything went Broughton's way against Apex in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, as Broughton made off with a 6-1 victory. In that matchup, Broughton amassed a halftime lead of 4-1, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Monday.
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