Football Preview: Palmerton Blue Bombers vs. Palisades Pirates
Palmerton is 2-7 against Palisades since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Palmerton Blue Bombers will be playing at home against the Palisades Pirates at 7:00 p.m. Palmerton will be strutting in after a victory while Palisades will be coming in after a defeat.
If Palmerton beats Palisades with 32 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Palmerton snuck past Wilson Area with a 32-28 win on Saturday. That's two games straight that the Blue Bombers have won by exactly four points.
Meanwhile, Palisades had to suffer through a 63-13 loss at the hands of Blue Mountain. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 426th, while the Eagles are ranked 69th).
The victory made it two in a row for Palmerton and bumps their season record up to 2-5. As for Palisades, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Everything came up roses for Palmerton against Palisades in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 54-23 win. In that match, Palmerton amassed a halftime lead of 48-10, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
