Middle Creek and Apex are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The Middle Creek Mustangs will head out on the road to take on the Apex Cougars at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
On Wednesday, Middle Creek came up short against Panther Creek and fell 69-59. The Mustangs haven't had much luck with the Catamounts recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Meanwhile, Apex was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They had to suffer through a 71-19 loss at the hands of Apex Friendship. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 462nd, while the Patriots are ranked 46th).
Middle Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 5-14. As for Apex, their loss dropped their record down to 3-18.
Middle Creek came up short against Apex when the teams last played last Wednesday, falling 53-46. Can Middle Creek avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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