Apollo was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 58-13 loss at the hands of the Daviess County Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 236th, while the Panthers are ranked 52nd).
Despite the loss, Apollo saw an underclassman step up: freshman Emersyn Bullington posted three points. Laney Rhodes also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.
Kennedy Lane was her usual excellent self, going 8-for-17 on her way to 19 points and four steals for Daviess County. Lane's evening made it six games in a row in which she has scored at least 15 points. Lily Hoagland was another key player, putting up seven points along with five assists and four steals.
Apollo's defeat dropped their record down to 2-17. As for Daviess County, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-11.
Apollo has already played their next contest (against Webster County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Daviess County, they have already played their next game, a 70-53 win against Madisonville-North Hopkins on the 11th.
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