The Apex Cougars are taking a road trip to square off against the Holly Springs Golden Hawks at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Apex's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They came out on top against Green Hope by a score of 2-0. Given Apex's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while Green Hope are ranked 299th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Emily Degnan was the driving force of Apex's attack as she scored both of Apex's goals, bringing her season total up to 14 goals.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last match, Holly Springs made sure to put some goals up on the board against Panther Creek on Wednesday. They blew past the Catamounts 5-0. Considering Holly Springs have won eight games by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Holly Springs' win bumped their record up to 10-1. As for Apex, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-2-2 record this season.
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