Football Preview: Apollo Eagles vs. Bowling Green Purples
Apollo is 0-4 against Bowling Green since November of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Apollo Eagles will welcome the Bowling Green Purples at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Apollo sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 24-22 victory over Meade County. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Meanwhile, Bowling Green faced Bryan Station in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Bowling Green strolled past Bryan Station with points to spare, taking the game 38-22.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bowling Green to victory, but perhaps none more so than Trevy Barber, who picked up 107 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Another passer making a difference was Deuce Bailey, who threw for 221 yards and three touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Bowling Green's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for eight sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Malik Coburn and Ryan Watt who racked up 4.5 sacks between them. Coburn is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Bowling Green got some further help from Montez Trussell: he picked up a sack and made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Apollo's win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-1. As for Bowling Green, they pushed their record up to 2-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Apollo was taken down by Bowling Green 48-6 in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Apollo was down 48-0.
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