The Apex Cougars will square off against the Green Level Gators at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Things were looking good for Apex after they put the first goals on the board on Monday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Holly Springs by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, Apex can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 70th, while Holly Springs are ranked 12th).
Apex's goal came courtesy of Ava Hunter, who's now up to three this season.
Meanwhile, Green Level had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.7 goals) and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Patriots a 2-0 shutout. Give Green Level's defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Green Level pushed their record up to 10-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those four games. As for Apex, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3-2.
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