Palmer had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 40.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They walked away with a 41-33 win over the Whitesboro Bearcats.
Eric Cisneros continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 241 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per carry, and also throwing for 135 yards and a touchdown while completing 73.3% of his passes. Those 241 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Jace Micheal Jones was in the mix too, providing Palmer with a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Palmer was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 317 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 174 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Palmer wouldn't let Whitesboro keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Palmer can thank Landon Munoz and Micheal Jones for forcing both of them.
Whitesboro lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Colt Fagan, who rushed for 47 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 213 yards and a touchdown. Whitesboro is 3-1 when Fagan posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Palmer is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Whitesboro, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-3 record.
Palmer will take on Life Oak Cliff at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 937 yards in their previous games. As for Whitesboro, they will square off against A Plus Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Whitesboro is facing A Plus Academy at the right time seeing as A Plus Academy is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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