The Apex Friendship Patriots will venture away from home to face off against the Fuquay - Varina Bengals at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
Apex Friendship is headed into Friday's matchup hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight defeats. They were a single goal away from ending the streak, but they lost a 1-0 heartbreaker at the hands of Holly Springs. Both teams had to tread carefully at times as the refs weren't afraid to hand out yellow cards: Mikaela Edwards was handed one for Apex Friendship, while Holly Springs got theirs courtesy of Ally Wahdan.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last contest, Fuquay - Varina made sure to put some goals up on the board against South Garner on Monday. They never let the Titans get on the board and left with a 7-0 win. Considering Fuquay - Varina's offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
They hit South Garner with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Leila Utate (3), Raegan Tart (2), Molly Shields, and Sofia Del Valle.
Fuquay - Varina's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-5. The road wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those three games. As for Apex Friendship, they suffered their first road loss, dropping their record down to 9-5-1.
Apex Friendship was able to grind out a solid victory over Fuquay - Varina when the teams last played back in April of 2021, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Patriots since the team 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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