Football Recap: Apex Cougars vs. Green Hope Falcons
Apex's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They breezed by the Green Hope Falcons to the tune of 55-0. The Cougars' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Kaiden Dupree was a one-man wrecking crew for Apex as he rushed for 180 yards on only 15 carries, and also caught a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Dupree a new career-high in rushing yards.
Another reason for the win was Apex's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. In that department, Austin Herndon was the leader with two. He also made five total tackles, which is notable because Apex is 4-2 when he posts at least four total tackles, but 1-3 otherwise. Apex got some further help from Rocco Paolillo: he picked up a sack and made 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
With the win, Apex broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 5-5. As for Green Hope, they dropped their record down to 0-10 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
As of now, neither Apex nor Green Hope have any future games scheduled.
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