Apollo lost against Owensboro back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Apollo Eagles were beaten by the Owensboro Red Devils 76-31. The Eagles were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 44-21.
Despite the loss, Apollo still got an impressive performance from Lashay Vera, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine boards. Brylei Brake also deserves some recognition as she posted her first block of the season.
Shalyn Sprinkles was her usual excellent self, going 7 of 9 from beyond the arc en route to 29 points in addition to eight rebounds and five assists for Owensboro. That's the most boards Sprinkles has posted since back in January of 2024. Another player making a difference was Unique Carter-Swanagan, who posted 11 points.
Apollo's defeat was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-14. As for Owensboro, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-6.
Apollo has already played their next contest (against Clinton County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Owensboro will face off against Bowling Green at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Owensboro knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Bowling Green likes a good challenge.
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