Football Recap: South Allegheny Gladiators vs. Apollo Ridge Vikings
South Allegheny won the last time they faced Apollo Ridge, and things went their way on Friday too. The South Allegheny Gladiators walked away with a 41-29 victory over the Apollo Ridge Vikings. Given the Gladiators' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 209th, while the Vikings are ranked 482nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Cameron Epps, who rushed for 189 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August. Max Jeffcoat was in the mix as well, providing South Allegheny with a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, South Allegheny was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 227 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in 11 consecutive games dating back to last season.
South Allegheny's defense made their presence known, laying out Alex Clawson. seven times. Camden Lewis was especially locked on to Apollo Ridge's QB and sacked him twice.
South Allegheny pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Apollo Ridge, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-8.
South Allegheny is taking a road trip to face off against Sto-Rox at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in South Allegheny's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four contests. As for Apollo Ridge, they will host South Park at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. South Park will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Apollo Ridge surely won't give up without a fight.
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