The Apollo Ridge Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the Serra Catholic Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Apollo Ridge's six-game losing streak came to an end on Friday. They breezed by Yough at home to the tune of 48-20. Apollo Ridge pushed the score to 41-12 by the end of the third, a deficit Yough cut but never quite recovered from.
Karter Schrock continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 123 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 167 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes. Spencer Sells also deserves a shout-out for his two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Serra Catholic had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They claimed a resounding 47-0 victory over Ligonier Valley at home.
Quadir Stribling was on fire: he threw for 323 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt. De'reon Washington did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 115 receiving yards.
The team's defense also helped out by holding Ligonier Valley to a paltry 116 yards. A big part of that defensive dominance came down to Serra Catholic's ability to keep the quarterback under pressure: the team laid him out five times before it was all said and done. Leading the way was Drew Hairston and his two sacks.
Their wins bumped Apollo Ridge to 2-6 and Serra Catholic to 3-4.
Apollo Ridge beat Serra Catholic 43-36 in their previous matchup back in October of 2022. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Serra Catholic's Elijah Ward, who threw for 170 yards and three touchdowns on only eight passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Apollo Ridge to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
