Apollo hasn't had much luck against Owensboro recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Apollo Eagles will take on the Owensboro Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Apollo's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 41-0 win over Muhlenberg County. The game marked the Eagles' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Owensboro, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They claimed a resounding 42-7 win over Graves County at home. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Red Devils had established a 28 point advantage.
Apollo now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Owensboro, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
Apollo took a serious blow against Owensboro in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 61-21. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Owensboro's Evan Hampton, who rushed for 179 yards and four touchdowns on only eight carries. Now that Apollo knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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