After starting their season with three straight games on the road, Palo Verde is finally coming home. They will be defending their home-fieldthey go up against the Basic Wolves at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Palo Verde's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Arbor View on Friday. They were dealt a 42-0 loss at the hands of the Aggies. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Aggies recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Meanwhile, Basic faced Green Valley in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Basic and Green Valley were almost perfectly matched up, but Basic suffered a 25-24 defeat.
Although Basic took the loss, they still got scores from Elijah Jones and Mari Holiday.
Basic'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 Mavrick Ishem and Louden Cahill. Cahill also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making four total tackles and defending two passes in addition to snagging an interception. Silvian David was another major factor on D, picking up two sacks and making 13 total tackles.
Palo Verde's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Basic, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Palo Verde took their win against Basic when the teams last played back in September of 2021 by a conclusive 28-6. Does Palo Verde have another victory up their sleeve, or will Basic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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