Football Preview: Palmer Bulldogs vs. Whitesboro Bearcats
The Palmer Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the Whitesboro Bearcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Palmer's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five contests.
Last Friday, everything went Palmer's way against Pottsboro as Palmer made off with a 55-34 victory. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won four games by 21 points or more so far this season.
Eric Cisneros continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 181 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry, and also throwing for 308 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per attempt.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Palmer was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 209 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 174 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Palmer wouldn't let Pottsboro keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Palmer can thank Frankie Villarreal and Jonathan Ventura for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Whitesboro had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 35-20 win over the Trojans. The Bearcats pushed the score to 35-13 by the end of the third, a deficit the Trojans cut but never quite recovered from.
A big part of Whitesboro's victory came down to the chemistry between Colt Fagan and his top target Brayden Bomar. Fagan punched in two rushing scores while Bomar picked up 105 receiving yards and a touchdown. Bomar also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making nine total tackles and defending a pass.
Palmer has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Whitesboro, their record is now 4-2.
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