Palisades has gone 8-2 against Fairfax recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Palisades Dolphins are taking a road trip to square off against the Fairfax Lions at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Palisades strolled past Harvard-Westlake with points to spare, taking the game 30-13.
Jack Thomas was his usual excellent self, rushing for 72 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, while also throwing for 137 yards and two touchdowns. Max Hejazi was Thomas' top target, picking up 33 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fairfax). They breezed by Lincoln at home to the tune of 41-12 on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Lions considering their six-point performance the match before.
Fairfax can attribute much of their success to Donovan Shirley, who threw for 236 yards and five touchdowns on only 19 passes, and Keeoni Johnson, who rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. The dominant performance gave Johnson a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Fairfax was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 246 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Palisades' victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Fairfax, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.
Palisades took their victory against Fairfax in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 36-13. The rematch might be a little tougher for Palisades since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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