Apollo Ridge lost against South Allegheny back in October of 2017, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Apollo Ridge Vikings took a 41-29 hit to the loss column at the hands of the South Allegheny Gladiators. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 482nd, while the Gladiators are ranked 209th).
Although Apollo Ridge took the loss, they still got scores from David Cochran, Avery Grant, Nathan Fryer, and Corey Mackintosh.
Cameron Epps was his usual excellent self, rushing for 189 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries for South Allegheny. That's the most rushing yards Epps has posted since back in August. Another pass catcher making a difference was Drew Cook, who picked up 119 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Apollo Ridge's loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 0-8. As for South Allegheny, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 7-1.
Apollo Ridge will welcome South Park at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. South Park's defense has only allowed 13.5 points per game this season, so Apollo Ridge's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for South Allegheny, they will venture away from home to challenge Sto-Rox at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. South Allegheny is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 40.1 points per game this season.
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