Football Preview: King's Academy Knights vs. Palo Alto Vikings
The King's Academy Knights will play host again on Friday to welcome the Palo Alto Vikings, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m.
King's Academy will head into Friday's match out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a 31-point contest in their last game. They fell just short of Sacred Heart Prep by a score of 24-21. The loss continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Gators: they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Palo Alto). They breezed by Fremont on the road to the tune of 43-14 on Thursday.
Palo Alto relied on the efforts of Isaiah Phillips, who rushed for 63 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and Justin Fung, who threw for 163 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 passes. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 52 yards. Jeremiah Fung made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Palo Alto'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 Erik Taylor and Fung.
King's Academy now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Palo Alto, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
King's Academy came up short against Palo Alto in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 34-28. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Palo Alto's Joseph Kessler, who rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. Now that King's Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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