Green Hope fell victim to Apex and their airtight defense on Monday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 5-0 walloping at the hands of the Apex Cougars. While losing is never fun, Green Hope can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 163rd, while Apex is ranked sixth).
Green Hope dropped their record down to 2-7-1 with that loss, which was their third straight at home. As for Apex, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-1-1.
Green Hope will head out on the road to face off against Cary at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Cary's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end. As for Apex, they will be playing at home against Holly Springs at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Apex is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 2.9 goals per game this season.
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