The Apollo Ridge Vikings are taking a road trip to challenge the Ligonier Valley Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Apollo Ridge is no doubt hoping to put an end to a nine-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Apollo Ridge is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against South Park on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Apollo Ridge lost 34-10 to South Park. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 460th, while the Eagles are ranked 149th).
Meanwhile, Ligonier Valley took a blow against Steel Valley on Friday, falling 53-7. The defeat continues a trend for the Rams in their matchups with the Ironmen: they've now lost four in a row.
Apollo Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Ligonier Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
Apollo Ridge suffered a grim 34-14 defeat to Ligonier Valley in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ligonier Valley's John Jablunovsky, who rushed for 94 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 53 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that Apollo Ridge 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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