The Apollo Ridge Vikings will venture away from home to take on the South Park Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Apollo Ridge is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering South Allegheny just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They were beaten by the Gladiators 35-0. The game marked the first time this season in which the Vikings were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask South Park). They blew past Ligonier Valley 42-21 on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Eagles considering their 13-point performance the matchup before.
Apollo Ridge's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 5-3. As for South Park, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 3-5.
Apollo Ridge suffered a grim 34-10 defeat to South Park in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Thankfully for the Vikings, Eric Doerue (who rushed for 172 yards and three TDs while picking up 10.1 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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