The Middle Creek Mustangs's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Apex Friendship Patriots at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Middle Creek is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.9 goals per game this season.
On Tuesday, Middle Creek needed a bit of extra time to put away Green Hope. They beat the Falcons by a goal, winning 3-2. The win was all the more spectacular given the Mustangs' disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 38th, while the Falcons are ranked second).
Middle Creek hit Green Hope with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Isaac Poprocki,
Sterling McGregor, and
Matt Iudica.
Meanwhile, Apex Friendship came up short against Holly Springs on Tuesday, falling 5-2.
Middle Creek has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3-2 record this season. As for Apex Friendship, their loss dropped their record down to 7-6-1.
Middle Creek took their victory against Apex Friendship when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Middle Creek since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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