Football Preview: Palo Alto Vikings vs. King's Academy Knights
The Palo Alto Vikings will take on the King's Academy Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Palo Alto will be strutting in after a win while King's Academy will be coming in after a loss.
Palo Alto is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Fremont on the road to the tune of 43-14 on Thursday.
Palo Alto relied on the efforts of Isaiah Phillips, who rushed for 63 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and Justin Fung, who threw for 163 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 passes. Phillips' longest rush was for an impressive 52 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Jeremiah Fung also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Palo Alto's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Erik Taylor and Fung.
Meanwhile, King's Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Sacred Heart Prep on Friday and fell 24-21. The Knights haven't had much luck with the Gators recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Palo Alto's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-1. As for King's Academy, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Palo Alto didn't have too much breathing room in their match against King's Academy when the teams last played back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 34-28 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Palo Alto since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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