Marshall County is 1-9 against Apollo since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Marshall County Marshals will venture away from home to take on the Apollo Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Marshall County is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Graves County on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Marshall County took a blow against Graves County, falling 37-7. While losing is never fun, the Marshals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky football rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Eagles are ranked 31st).
Meanwhile, Apollo was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 42-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of Madisonville-North Hopkins.
This is the second loss in a row for Marshall County and nudges their season record down to 3-5. As for Apollo, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 3-5.
Marshall County ended up a good deal behind Apollo in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, losing 30-13. Can Marshall County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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