Football Preview: Apollo Eagles vs. Owensboro Red Devils
Apollo is 1-9 against Owensboro since August of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Apollo Eagles will face off against the Owensboro Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Apollo's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Muhlenberg County, posting a 41-0 victory on the road. That 41 point margin sets a new team best for the Eagles this season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Owensboro, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They breezed by Graves County at home to the tune of 42-7 on Friday. The Red Devils pushed the score to 35-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles had little chance of recovering from.
Apollo now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Owensboro, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.
Apollo was dealt a bruising 61-21 loss at the hands of Owensboro in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Owensboro's Evan Hampton, who rushed for 179 yards and four touchdowns on only eight carries. Now that Apollo knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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