Apex hasn't had much luck against Apex Friendship recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Apex Cougars will challenge the Apex Friendship Patriots at 6:00 p.m.
Last Friday, 2025 welcomed Apex with a 68-43 loss courtesy of Knightdale. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 503rd, while the Knights are ranked 105th).
Meanwhile, Apex Friendship strolled past Lee County with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 52-34. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.
Apex better keep an eye on Jasmine Nivar. She was instrumental in Apex Friendship's win, dropping a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds. Nivar's evening made it ten games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dari Pore, who posted 11 points.
Apex Friendship smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since the start of last season.
Apex Friendship is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. As for Apex, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-11.
Apex didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Apex Friendship in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 52-46 victory. Does Apex have another victory up their sleeve, or will Apex Friendship turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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