Football Preview: Palmer Dragons vs. Water Valley Blue Devils
The Palmer Dragons will challenge the Water Valley Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Thursday, Palmer lost to Jim Hill on the road by a 30-14 margin.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Water Valley). They blew past Biggersville 63-20 at home on Thursday. With the Blue Devils ahead 44-20 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Water Valley's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Zae Bradford, who rushed for 191 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.9 yards per carry, and Tre Adams, who rushed for 172 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.1 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Adams a new career-high in rushing yards. Miles Buford was in the mix too, providing Water Valley with a touchdown.
Palmer has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season. As for Water Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 3-4 record this season.
Palmer couldn't quite finish off Water Valley in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 and fell 32-30. Thankfully for Palmer, Jaden Morgan (who rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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