Football Preview: Palisades Dolphins vs. University Wildcats
Palisades is 8-0 against University since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Palisades Dolphins will face off against the University Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. Palisades is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37.4 points per game this season.
Palisades is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Venice just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 45-44 to the Gondoliers. The Dolphins gained 141 more yards on the day, but it was the Gondoliers that made the best use of them.
Despite the defeat, Palisades got top-tier performance from Jack Thomas, who threw for 390 yards and four touchdowns, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground. Thomas has become a key player for Palisades: the team is undefeated when he posts at least 250 passing yards, but 1-2 otherwise. Harrison Carter helped Thomas out on the ground, rushing for 138 yards while picking up 8.6 yards per carry, and also picking up 62 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, University was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They lost to Hamilton on the road by a 14-0 margin.
University didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tareq Abdul and D'Elliott Jones.
Palisades' defeat dropped their record down to 6-2. As for University, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: Palisades has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 368.1 total yards per game. It's a different story for University, though, as they've been averaging only 149. Will Palisades be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will University flip the script?
Everything came up roses for Palisades against University in their previous matchup back in September of 2022, as the team secured a 56-12 victory. Does Palisades have another victory up their sleeve, or will University turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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