After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Montrose, Palisade was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They took down the Resurrection Christian Cougars 20-6.
A big part of the win came down to the chemistry between Branson Springer and his top target Nathan Umberger. Springer threw for 136 yards and a touchdown on only eight passes while Umberger picked up 120 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Springer a new career-high in rushing yards.
Palisade was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 219 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 156 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Despite the loss, Resurrection Christian still got an impressive performance from Hunter Hansen, who rushed for 143 yards and a touchdown.
Palisade now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Resurrection Christian, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Palisade will venture away from home to challenge Durango at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Resurrection Christian, they will face off against Lutheran at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Lutheran focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday.
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