The Palo Verde Panthers are taking a road trip to square off against the Faith Lutheran Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Palo Verde is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Legacy, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (Palo Verde was ranked 24th). Palo Verde was beaten by Legacy 35-0 on Friday. The shutout was out of character for the Panthers seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in September.
Meanwhile, Faith Lutheran put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Green Valley on the road to the tune of 35-7. Considering the Crusaders have won four games by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Palo Verde's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Faith Lutheran, their win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0.
Palo Verde couldn't quite finish off Faith Lutheran in their previous matchup back in August of 2023 and fell 24-21. Can Palo Verde avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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