It was a Battle of the Birds when Ironwood challenged Apollo on Friday. The Ironwood Eagles took a 33-20 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Apollo Hawks. The loss continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Hawks: they've now lost four in a row.
Despite the loss, Ironwood still got an impressive performance from Khavontae Paul, who rushed for 222 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry. Paul's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 115 rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Ironwood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 242 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 174 rushing yards in ten consecutive matches.
Isaiah White was his usual excellent self, picking up 177 receiving yards and three touchdowns for Apollo. White really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 79 yards. Apollo also got a significant boost from Jalen Anderson, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 85 yards.
Ironwood's defeat dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Apollo, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-3.
As of now, neither Ironwood nor Apollo have any future games scheduled.
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