Apollo had lost five straight on the road, but on Friday they dropped down to 2-7 to make it six. They fell 33-21 to the Sunrise Mountain Mustangs. If the Hawks were looking for revenge after losing 35-12 to the Mustangs when the teams met back in October of 2019, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Despite the loss, Apollo still got an impressive performance from Tuinisautu Carter, who rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns.
As for Sunrise Mountain, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 5-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 29.8 points over those games.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Sunrise Mountain to victory, but perhaps none more so than Cade Culley, who threw for 160 yards and a pair of TDs while completing 72.2% of his passes, and also punched in one rushing score. Culley's passing game has become a key predictor of the Mustangs' success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 1-4 otherwise. A healthy portion of Culley's aerial production (85 yards to be exact) went to Tanner Austin, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Apollo is set to take on their familiar foe Willow Canyon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Sunrise Mountain will square off against rival Cactus at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant wideouts against one another: Austin and Robert Bell.
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