The Apollo Ridge Vikings will square off against the South Allegheny Gladiators at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Apollo Ridge is looking for their season's first victory.
Apollo Ridge is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Steel Valley on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Apollo Ridge was beaten by Steel Valley 55-10. The Vikings were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 40-10.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask South Allegheny). They took their matchup at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 56-22 win over Shady Side Academy. The result was nothing new for the Gladiators, who have now won four games by 21 points or more so far this season.
South Allegheny's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Cameron Epps, who rushed for 173 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.6 yards per carry. Epps showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 61 yards. Another player making a difference was Camden Lewis, who gained 135 total yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, South Allegheny was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 285 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
South Allegheny didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Epps and Lewis.
Apollo Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for South Allegheny, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-1.
Apollo Ridge couldn't quite finish off South Allegheny in their previous meeting back in October of 2017 and fell 29-26. Can Apollo Ridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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