The matchup between Graves County and Apollo on Friday hardly resembled the 14-7 effort from their previous meeting. The Graves County Eagles strolled past the Apollo Eagles with points to spare, taking the game 46-28. With that victory, Graves County brought their scoring average up to 28.7 points per game.
Graves County's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kaden Gregory, who threw for 267 yards and five touchdowns on only 15 passes. Brady Rozzell helped Gregory out on the ground, rushing for 140 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry.
Graves County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Levi Whitaker, Raygon Mathis, and Tyson Wallace picked up one apiece.
The win made it two in a row for Graves County and bumps their season record up to 5-2. As for Apollo, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. After each having a week off, Graves County and Marshall County will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th. Graves County will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Apollo, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Madisonville-North Hopkins at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
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