Football Preview: Severance Silver Knights vs. Palisade Bulldogs
The Severance Silver Knights will face off against the Palisade Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Severance: 14.7, Palisade: 13) so any points scored will be well earned.
Last Saturday, Severance didn't have too much trouble with Fort Morgan as they won 21-6. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Silver Knights.
Severance's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB seven times. The heavy lifting was done by Ryan Myers and Marshall Ehrlich, who racked up four sacks between them.
Meanwhile, Palisade came tearing into Friday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 40.4 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Demons 35-14. Considering the Bulldogs have won six matches by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Easton Embrey continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 72 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, while also catching a touchdown.
Palisade was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 242 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 156 rushing yards in ten consecutive games.
Palisade wouldn't let Glenwood Springs keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Palisade can thank Vincent Johnston and Keden Everett for forcing both of them.
Palisade's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.5 points per game. As for Severance, their win bumped their record up to 4-6.
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