Doherty has gone 4-0 against Palmer recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Doherty Spartans will look to defend their home field against the Palmer Terrors at 6:30 p.m.
Doherty's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Palmer Ridge on Thursday. They took a blow against the Bears, falling 42-0. The Spartans' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Palmer took their contest on the road on Thursday with ease, bagging a 58-12 victory over Sierra.
Mason Arrowsmith had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 141 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 204 yards and three touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible 82 yards. Another player making a difference was Dyson Sharpton, who gained 116 total yards and a touchdown.
Palmer wouldn't let Sierra keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Palmer can thank Lucas Kianidehkian and Sharpton for forcing both of them. Sharpton also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making seven total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Palmer was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 459 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sierra only gained 150.
Doherty's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-1. As for Palmer, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Everything came up roses for Doherty against Palmer in their previous matchup back in September of 2017 as the squad secured a 63-12 victory. In that game, Doherty amassed a halftime lead of 43-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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