Football Preview: Salinas Cowboys vs. Palma Chieftains
The Salinas Cowboys have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Palma Chieftains at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, Salinas blew past North Salinas, posting a 49-14 victory at home. Given the Cowboys' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 109th, while the Vikings are ranked 402nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Palma's offense rose to the challenge against a Condors defense that boasted an average of only 16.5 points allowed on Saturday. Palma claimed a resounding 40-7 win over North Monterey County at home. Considering the Chieftains have won three matches by more than 32 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to David Garcia and he. Garcia rushed for 86 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries while he rushed for 86 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Palma was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 258 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 187 rushing yards in ten consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Palma'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 Jacob Diaz and Cayden Acosta.
Salinas now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Palma, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Everything went Salinas' way against Palma in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 as Salinas made off with a 34-14 win. In that game, Salinas amassed a halftime lead of 28-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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