The Apex Friendship Patriots will face off against the Holly Springs Golden Hawks at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Apex Friendship is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.6 goals per game this season.
Last Saturday, Apex Friendship didn't have quite enough to beat Asheville and fell 3-2. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Cougars are ranked seventh).
Hudson Kozak and
Aiden Baumberger scored both of Apex Friendship's goals, bringing their combined season tally to six goals.
Meanwhile, Holly Springs waltzed into their contest on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top against the Rams by a score of 3-1. That's two games straight that the Golden Hawks have won by exactly two goals.
Apex Friendship's loss dropped their record down to 5-3-1. As for Holly Springs, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
Apex Friendship took their victory against Holly Springs when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Apex Friendship have another victory up their sleeve, or will Holly Springs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
