Football Preview: Apollo Eagles vs. Graves County Eagles
The Apollo Eagles's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Graves County Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Apollo is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 41 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Owensboro on Friday. They came up short against the Red Devils, falling 28-6. The game marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, Graves County never let their opponents score on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 19-0 win over Madisonville-North Hopkins.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Graves County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kaden Gregory, who rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 94 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes. Another back making a difference was Denis Marrs, who rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown.
Apollo's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Graves County, they pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Apollo came up short against Graves County in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 14-7. Can Apollo avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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