Palmdale is 10-0 against Eastside since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Palmdale Falcons will challenge the Eastside Lions at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Palmdale has three straight wins, Eastside has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Palmdale's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Littlerock, posting a 59-0 victory at home. With that win, the Falcons brought their scoring average up to 29.6 points per game.
Palmdale's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Joshua Suarez led the charge by throwing for 211 yards and five touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. Suarez is crushing it when it comes to passing touchdowns: he's passed for at least four every time he's taken the field this season. Zason Walker was Suarez's top target, picking up 90 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
Meanwhile, Eastside fell victim to Quartz Hill and their airtight defense on Friday. They took a blow against the Royals, falling 59-0. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 900th, while the Royals are ranked 308th).
The victory got Palmdale back to even at 4-4. As for Eastside, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Palmdale won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, slipping by Eastside 22-21. The rematch might be a little tougher for Palmdale 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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