The King's Academy Knights will stay at home for another week and welcome the Palo Alto Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
King's Academy will head into Friday's match out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a 31-point contest in their last game. They fell just short of Sacred Heart Prep by a score of 24-21. The Knights gained 120 more yards on the day, but it was the Gators that made the best use of them.
Reid Black put forth a good effort for the losing side as he threw for 262 yards and two touchdowns. A healthy portion of that aerial production (114 yards to be exact) went to Kyle Welch.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Palo Alto). They simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat Fremont 43-14 on the road.
Isaiah Phillips and Justin Fung were among the main playmakers for Palo Alto as the former rushed for 63 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries and the latter threw for 163 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 passes. Phillips' longest rush was for an impressive 52 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Palo Alto's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Erik Taylor and Jeremiah Fung.
King's Academy now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Palo Alto, they pushed their record up to 3-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
King's Academy came up short against Palo Alto when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 34-28. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Palo Alto's Joseph Kessler, who rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. Now that King's Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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