Football Preview: North Mustangs vs. Apollo Hawks
The North Mustangs will play host again on Friday to welcome the Apollo Hawks, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m.
North came up short against Westview on Friday, falling 27-7.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Apollo). They took their match at home on Thursday with ease, bagging a 49-19 win over West Point. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Hawks considering their seven-point performance the contest before.
Apollo had a senior duo take command as Sylus Stevenson threw for 132 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.9% of his passes and Julian Gagnon Garcia rushed for 108 yards on only five carries. Gagnon Garcia got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 86 yards.
North's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Apollo, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
North was dealt a bruising 49-20 loss at the hands of Apollo in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for North, Adam Mohammed (who rushed for 155 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries, and also picked up 36 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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