The Apex Friendship Patriots have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Cary Imps at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Apex Friendship's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 42-0 win over Apex at home. Considering the Patriots have won three games by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Apex Friendship had a senior duo take command as Dominick Parrinello threw for 160 yards and three touchdowns while completing 91.7% of his passes and Tino Ramirez picked up 53 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Parrinello's posted a season-high passer rating of 170.1.
Apex Friendship didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Noah Evenson and Jayden Butler.
Meanwhile, Cary came into Friday's matchup having lost nine straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against Green Hope on Friday by a score of 34-14 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). The Imps' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Apex Friendship pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Cary, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-6.
Everything came up roses for Apex Friendship against Cary in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 37-6 victory. Will Apex Friendship repeat their success, or does Cary have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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