The Apollo Ridge Vikings will square off against the Ligonier Valley Rams at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Apollo Ridge is looking for their season?s first win.
On Friday, Apollo Ridge had to suffer through a 42-15 loss at the hands of Carlynton.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ligonier Valley). They walked away with a 40-28 victory over Shady Side Academy on Friday.
John Jablunovsky continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 190 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.6 yards per carry, and also picking up 31 receiving yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 120 rushing yards dating back to last season. Duncan Foust was another key rusher, rushing for 80 yards and a touchdown.
Apollo Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Ligonier Valley, the win also got them back to even at 2-2.
Apollo Ridge might still be hurting after the 34-14 loss they got from Ligonier Valley when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jablunovsky, who rushed for 94 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 53 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that Apollo Ridge 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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