On Friday, Palo Verde faced Green Valley in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Palo Verde Panthers took a hard 28-14 fall against the Green Valley Gators. That makes it the first time this season the Panthers have let down their home crowd.
Although Palo Verde took the loss, they still got scores from Bryant Johnson and Nathan Kosa.
Even if they lost, Palo Verde's defense still kept up the pressure with five sacks. Jakari Burrell was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
Green Valley found their leader in underclassman Michael Lewis, who threw for 151 yards and three touchdowns on only ten passes, and also rushed for 33 yards. Another player making a difference was Theodore Edquilang, who picked up 50 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
This is the second loss in a row for Palo Verde and nudges their season record down to 1-5. As for Green Valley, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 4-1.
Palo Verde has already played their next contest, a 35-22 victory against Silverado on the 5th. As for Green Valley, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 42-20 win against Sierra Vista on the 5th.
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