Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Palo Verde). They walked away with a 35-22 victory over the Silverado Skyhawks on Saturday. This was payback for the Panthers, who suffered a 42-7 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Palo Verde was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 247 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Palo Verde's defense made their presence known, laying out Marek Piekarski. four times. In that department, Jakari Burrell was the leader with two sacks. He has become a key player for Palo Verde: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two sacks, but 0-4 otherwise.
D'Angelo Hagans and Rayden Inong certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Hagans gained 124 total yards and two touchdowns, while Inong rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown. Hagans also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making five total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending a pass.
Palo Verde's win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-5. As for Silverado, they dropped their record down to 0-7 with the loss, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Palo Verde will host Sierra Vista at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Palo Verde is facing Sierra Vista at the right time seeing as Sierra Vista is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Silverado, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Shadow Ridge at 6:00 p.m. on October 18th.
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