The Panther Creek Catamounts will take on the Apex Friendship Patriots at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Panther Creek has struggled recently with six losses in a row, while Apex Friendship will arrive with six straight victories.
Panther Creek is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They fell just short of Apex by a score of 4-3 on Wednesday. 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 419th, while Apex are ranked 188th).
Meanwhile, Apex Friendship kept a clean sheet against Willow Spring on Wednesday. They blew past the Storm 3-0. The result was nothing new for Apex Friendship, who have now won five matches by three goals or more so far this season.
Apex Friendship's win bumped their record up to 9-3-3. As for Panther Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8-1.
Panther Creek might still be hurting after the 4-1 loss they got from Apex Friendship in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Can the Catamounts avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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