Apex has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Holly Springs Golden Hawks at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in North Carolina (Apex is ranked fourth, while Holly Springs is ranked seventh).
Apex's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They came out on top against Green Hope by a score of 2-0. That's two games straight that Apex has won by exactly two goals.
Meanwhile, Holly Springs put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Everything went their way against Middle Creek as Holly Springs made off with a 4-0 win. The victory was familiar territory for Holly Springs who now have three in a row.
They hit Middle Creek with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Sydney Cummings,
Allyssa Turner,
Elise Robinson, and
Reese Kulha.
Apex pushed their record up to 15-2-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Holly Springs, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which somehow isn't as good as their 13-1-5 record this season.
Apex came up short against Holly Springs when the teams last played back in April, falling 2-0. Can Apex avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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