Football Preview: Palmer Tigers vs. Central Valley Cougars
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers challenges the Central Valley Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. They will need to watch out since Palmer has now posted at least 31 points in their last three matches.
Palmer took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They walked away with a 36-28 win over Chambers/Wheeler Central.
Meanwhile, Central Valley entered their tilt with Twin Loup on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Wolves 58-13 at home. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Wolves are ranked 60th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Zaden Wolf, who rushed for 216 yards and four touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 57 yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 119 rushing yards per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Central Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 410 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive games.
Palmer has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 3-3 record this season. As for Central Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Palmer has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 180.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Central Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 333.8. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Palmer was taken down by Central Valley 62-12 in their previous meeting back in September of 2021. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Palmer was down 38-6.
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