The Palma Chieftains will take on the Menlo School Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Palma is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.6 points per game this season.
Palma is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory by a score of 28-19. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Chieftains.
Eli Dukes continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 165 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.7 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 100 rushing yards. Lucas Milburn also helped out with an impressive 82 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Menlo School had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They walked away with a 21-14 win over the Cougars.
Palma's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-5. As for Menlo School, their win bumped their record up to 8-3.
Palma strolled past Menlo School when the teams last played back in September of 2017 by a score of 29-14. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Menlo School's Aidan Israelski, who picked up 146 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 38 yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Palma to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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