Apollo was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They took a blow against the Owensboro Catholic Aces, falling 66-24. 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 237th, while the Aces are ranked 21st).

Eriyah Curry
02/14/25 @ Owensboro Catholic | 14 |
02/11/25 @ Webster County | 5 |
01/25/25 vs Warren Central | 5 |
02/03/25 @ Trigg County | 4 |
02/01/25 @ Clinton County | 3 |
Despite the loss, Apollo saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Eriyah Curry went 5-for-8 en route to 14 points. Those 14 points gave Curry a new career-high.
Owensboro Catholic had a senior duo take command as Karmin Riley went 9-for-11 on her way to 23 points and three steals and Aubrey Randolph went 5-for-9 to rack up 12 points along with seven assists and five boards. Those 23 points set a new season-high mark for Riley. Another player making a difference was Skye Riley, who posted six points.
Apollo's defeat dropped their record down to 2-19. As for Owensboro Catholic, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 20-5.
Coming up, Apollo will face off against Dawson Springs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Apollo is facing Dawson Springs at the right time seeing as Dawson Springs is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Owensboro Catholic, they have already played their next game, a 63-47 loss against Assumption on the 15th.
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