Apollo was the 52-7 winner over Goldwater when they last played one another back in September of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Apollo Hawks took a 43-37 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Goldwater Bulldogs. Even though they lost, the Hawks' still made a splash on offense and bumped their average scoring up to 27 points per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Loss or not, Apollo got some senior leadership from Sylus Stevenson and Isaiah White. Stevenson threw for 401 yards and four touchdowns while completing 77.5% of his passes, while White picked up 193 receiving yards and two touchdowns. White has become a key player for Apollo: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least 100 receiving yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
Dylan Hayhurst was his usual excellent self, rushing for 210 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry for Goldwater. Hayhurst's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 111 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Apollo's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Goldwater, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-2.
Apollo wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 26-21 victory against Shadow Ridge on the 11th. After each having a week off, Goldwater and Ironwood will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 872 yards in their previous games.
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