The West Point Dragons are taking a road trip to take on the Apollo Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West Point will be strutting in after a victory while Apollo will be coming in after a loss.
West Point was handed a heart-breaking three-point defeat in their last contest, but they sure didn't let that happen against Willow Canyon on Thursday. The Dragons really took it to the Wildcats for the full four quarters, racking up a 60-19 win. The Dragons' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Xavier Martinez continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 250 yards and five TDs while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushing for 81 yards on only five carries.
Meanwhile, Apollo was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took a blow against Cactus, falling 51-20. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked 105th, while the Cobras are ranked 20th).
Apollo's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for West Point, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-4.
West Point took a serious blow against Apollo when the teams last played back in September of 2024, falling 49-19. Can the Dragons avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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