Panther Creek hasn't had much luck against Apex Friendship recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Catamounts will take on the Patriots at 3:30 p.m.
Panther Creek managed to keep up with Apex until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Catamounts came up short against the Cougars, falling 4-1. While losing is never fun, Panther Creek can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 406th, while Apex are ranked 147th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Apex Friendship, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. Everything went their way against Willow Spring on Thursday as they made off with a 5-1 victory. Considering Apex Friendship have won seven contests by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Willow Spring from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Apex Friendship has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-4-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 45 goals over those 13 matchups. As for Panther Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 0-14-1.
Panther Creek suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to Apex Friendship in their previous meeting on October 2nd. Can the Catamounts avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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