Apollo has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. After each having a week off, they and the Madisonville-North Hopkins Maroons will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Apollo ended up a good deal behind Graves County and lost 46-28. The loss continues a trend for Apollo in their matchups with Graves County: they've now lost three in a row.
Madisonville-North Hopkins never got on the board in their matchup back in September, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Muhlenberg County last Friday. They breezed by the Mustangs at home to the tune of 51-12. Considering the Maroons have won five matchups by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Apollo now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Madisonville-North Hopkins, their victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-2.
Apollo was taken down by Madisonville-North Hopkins 36-7 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Madisonville-North Hopkins' Markezz Hightower, who rushed for 202 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.6 yards per carry. 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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