Apex Friendship waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They took down the Apex Cougars 73-55. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 112th, while the Cougars are ranked 407th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Defeat or not, Apex got some senior leadership from Zaelyn White and Vaibhav Dandala. White went 7 for 12 en route to 19 points and four steals, while Dandala posted 12 points. That's the most points Dandala has posted since back in December of 2023. Another player making a difference was Jacob Lubker, who earned five points.
Patriots
| 02/04/25 vs Apex | 73-55 |
| 01/28/25 vs Middle Creek | 56-48 |
| 01/15/25 vs Panther Creek | 52-43 |
| 12/17/24 vs Green Hope | 64-57 |
| 12/10/24 vs Holly Springs | 70-43 |
| 11/26/24 vs Northern Durham | 78-49 |
Apex Friendship pushed their record up to 14-6 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Apex, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-18.
Apex Friendship wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 66-55 loss against Green Level on the 5th. As for Apex, they will challenge Middle Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Middle Creek is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54 points per game this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
