Apex entered their tilt with Willow Spring with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. Their defense stepped up to hand the Willow Spring Storm a 4-0 shutout on Friday. Apex's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four matchups.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Emily Degnan and
Madison Mcclamrock, who scored all four of Apex's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 16 so far this season.
Apex's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 12 goals over those four matches. As for Willow Spring, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-5.
Apex will head out on the road to take on Green Hope at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Green Hope's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end. As for Willow Spring, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Garner at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Garner will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 232nd, while Willow Spring is ranked 82nd).
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