On Thursday, Apex faced Green Level in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Apex Cougars took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Green Level Gators. The Cougars' loss signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
While Apex had to take the loss, they sure made a game of it, especially in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-15, 23-25, 25-17.
Despite the loss, Apex still got an impressive performance from Katie Raymer, who had 14 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Raymer has posted since back in August. Leah Hulse was another key player, getting five digs and four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Apex was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 9.4.
Apex's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-4. As for Green Level, the victory was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-2.
Apex will head out to take on Cary at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Green Level, they will welcome Panther Creek at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Green Level's favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home while Panther Creek has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
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