The Apex Friendship Patriots will head out on the road to square off against the Chapel Hill Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Apex Friendship is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.5 goals per game this season.
Apex Friendship is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Jordan 2-1. The victory was some much needed relief for the Patriots as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Hudson Moore was the driving force of Apex Friendship's attack as he scored both of Apex Friendship's goals, bringing his season total up to 11 goals.
Meanwhile, Chapel Hill had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.4 goals) and they went ahead and made it six on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Trojans with a sharp 7-1 win. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Trojans are ranked 336th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Chapel Hill's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-5-1. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those four games. As for Apex Friendship, they now have a winning record of 12-11-1.
Apex Friendship beat Chapel Hill by a goal in their previous matchup back in August, winning 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Apex Friendship since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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