The Apex Cougars are taking a road trip to square off against the Apex Friendship Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither Apex nor Apex Friendship posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Apex's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Green Hope on Friday. They were beaten by the Falcons 27-0. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 266th, while the Falcons are ranked 130th).
Meanwhile, Apex Friendship played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against Jordan, falling 28-7. The Patriots were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 21-0.
Apex will have to contain Ethan McGarrigan as he made an impact in Apex Friendship's last game. He threw for 242 yards and one TD.
Having lost for the first time this season, Apex Friendship fell to 5-1. As for Apex, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-5.
Apex was taken down by Apex Friendship 42-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Can the Cougars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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