Football Game Preview: Palacios Sharks vs. London Pirates + How To Watch

Palacios hasn't had much luck against London recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Sharks will look to defend their home field against the Pirates at 7:00 p.m. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Alex Weaver and Alex Manning.

Palacios' offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Mathis on Friday. They came up short against the Pirates, falling 22-0. Considering the last time the Sharks couldn't score was back in August, the team can't take the result too hard.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask London). They claimed a resounding 45-6 victory over West Oso. The Pirates haven't had any issues with the Bears recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.

A big part of London's victory came down to the chemistry between Maddox Jennings and his top target Zach Tyrone. Jennings picked up 131 receiving yards and two touchdowns while Tyrone picked up 149 receiving yards and three scores. London is 2-1 when Jennings posts two or more receiving touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.

London didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited West Oso to a completion percentage of just 18.2%. That dominant aerial defense primarily came from two players: Ethan Goff and AJ Gutierrez, who each logged one passes deflected. Sadly, that's becoming something of a trend for London; they were averaging 58.2%completion percentage earlier this season, but in their last three games they've fallen to only 58.2%.

The win got London back to even at 4-4. As for Palacios, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.

The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Palacios has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 198.5 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, London has preferred to attack from the air: they average 282 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.

Palacios was taken down by London 41-7 in their previous matchup back in November of 2024. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Sharks were down 28-0.