Palmer Ridge has gone 4-0 against Liberty recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Palmer Ridge Bears will be playing at home against the Liberty Lancers at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Palmer Ridge has four straight victories, Liberty has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Palmer Ridge is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 50-13 win over Rampart. The Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by 29 points or more this season.
Palmer Ridge had a senior duo take command as Carson Campbell rushed for 227 yards and four touchdowns on only nine carries and Avier Elvira rushed for 200 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.5 yards per carry. Campbell's longest rush was for an incredible 80 yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Palmer Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 444 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 205 rushing yards in nine consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Liberty fell victim to Durango and their airtight defense on Friday. They took a blow against the Demons, falling 42-0. While losing is never fun, the Lancers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 126th, while the Demons are ranked 31st).
Liberty didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ryan Stibitz and Luke Mcgregor. Tristan Dosch was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making ten total tackles.
Palmer Ridge's victory was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. As for Liberty, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Palmer Ridge has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 406 total yards per game. It's a different story for Liberty, though, as they've been averaging only 192. Will Palmer Ridge be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will Liberty flip the script?
Everything came up roses for Palmer Ridge against Liberty in their previous matchup back in September of 2017, as the squad secured a 51-13 win. In that match, Palmer Ridge amassed a halftime lead of 37-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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