Apollo lost against McLean County back in February and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Apollo Eagles were beaten by the McLean County Cougars 53-23. The Eagles were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 31-8.
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Mattingly Taylor and Jessica Lee certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Taylor posted six points and eight boards, while Lee put up seven points. The dominant performance also gave Taylor a new career-high in assists (two).
Even though they lost, Apollo smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
Apollo dropped their record down to 1-7 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for McLean County, their record is now 3-6.
Apollo and South Spencer will round out the year against one another at at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. South Spencer is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.2 points per game this season. As for McLean County, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 54-44 victory against Hancock County on the 28th.
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