Apollo is 1-9 against Owensboro since August of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Apollo Eagles will take on the Owensboro Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Apollo's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Muhlenberg County on the road to the tune of 41-0. That 41 point margin sets a new team best for the Eagles this season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Owensboro, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They took their contest at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 42-7 win over Graves County. The Red Devils pushed the score to 35-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles had little chance of recovering from.
Apollo now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Owensboro, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
Apollo took a serious blow against Owensboro in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 61-21. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Owensboro's Evan Hampton, who rushed for 179 yards and four touchdowns on only eight carries. Now that Apollo knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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