Half Moon Bay and Palo Alto squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Half Moon Bay had to settle for second. They took a 33-24 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Palo Alto Vikings. The Cougars haven't had much luck with the Vikings recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Palo Alto had a senior duo take command as Isaiah Phillips rushed for 175 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries and Joseph Kessler gained 164 total yards and two touchdowns. Palo Alto is undefeated when Phillips posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 3-5 otherwise.
Half Moon Bay's defeat dropped their record down to 8-3. As for Palo Alto, with the victory, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 6-5.
Half Moon Bay does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Palo Alto, they will face off against Aptos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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