Football Game Preview: Palmer Bulldogs vs. Grandview Zebras + How To Watch

The Palmer Bulldogs will face off against the Grandview Zebras at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Grandview will square off against a team with plenty of momentum: Palmer extended their winning streak to three two weeks ago. The Bulldogs blew past Madison 62-32. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 41-19.

Eric Cisneros

Passer Rating

10/31/25 vs Madison	165.2
10/23/25 @ Life Oak Cliff	75.3
10/17/25 vs Whitesboro	119.6
10/10/25 @ Pottsboro	77.4
10/03/25 vs Pilot Point	85.6
+ 13 more games

Eric Cisneros was his usual excellent self, throwing for 305 yards and four touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes, and also rushing for 85 yards on only nine carries. What's more, he racked up 165.2 passer rating, the most he's had since back in September of 2024. Sutton Maddox was another key player, gaining 99 total yards and three touchdowns.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Palmer was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 311 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 174 rushing yards in 20 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.

Meanwhile, Grandview humbled Mexia with a 56-14 victory. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Zebras' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 263rd, while the Black Cats are ranked 942nd).

Grandview's win bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Palmer, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 8-2.

Palmer took a serious blow against Grandview when the teams last played back in October of 2017, falling 49-0. Thankfully for the Bulldogs, Landon Moon (who threw for 208 yards and three TDs while completing 82.6% of his passes, and also rushed for 41 yards and a pair of scores) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.