Apollo hasn't had much luck against Owensboro recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Apollo Eagles will face 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, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Apollo's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Muhlenberg County 41-0 on the road. The game marked the Eagles' most dominant win of the season so far.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Owensboro, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They breezed by Graves County at home to the tune of 42-7 on Friday. 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 took a serious blow against Owensboro in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 61-21. 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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