Apollo is 1-9 against Owensboro since August of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Apollo Eagles will square off against the Owensboro Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Apollo's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Muhlenberg County on the road to the tune of 41-0. That looming 41-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Eagles yet this season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Owensboro, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Graves County 42-7 at home. The Red Devils pushed the score to 35-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles had little chance of recovering from.
Apollo now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Owensboro, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
Apollo was taken down by Owensboro 61-21 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Owensboro's Evan Hampton, who rushed for 179 yards and four touchdowns on only eight carries. Now that Apollo knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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