Two dominant signal callers in Eric Cisneros and Camren Phillips are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Palmer Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Life Oak Cliff Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Palmer knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Life Oak Cliff likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, Palmer was able to grind out a solid victory over Whitesboro, taking the game 41-33.
Cisneros was his usual excellent self, rushing for 241 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per carry, and also throwing for 135 yards and a touchdown while completing 73.3% of his passes. Those 241 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Jace Micheal Jones was in the mix as well, providing Palmer with a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Palmer was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 317 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 174 rushing yards in six consecutive matches.
Palmer wouldn't let Whitesboro keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Palmer can thank Landon Munoz and Micheal Jones for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Life Oak Cliff, who bounced back after a loss on the road on October 4th. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 44-42 win over Madison on Thursday.
Phillips and Jatavion Smith-Adams were among the main playmakers for Life Oak Cliff as the former rushed for 99 yards and five touchdowns and the latter gained 309 total yards. Smith-Adams also rushed for 269 rushing yards, which is notable because Life Oak Cliff is 3-1 when he posts at least 80 rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
Palmer has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Life Oak Cliff, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Palmer has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 236.1 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Life Oak Cliff has preferred to attack from the air: they average 315 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Everything came up roses for Palmer against Life Oak Cliff in their previous matchup back in November of 2017, as the team secured a 49-13 victory. Does Palmer have another victory up their sleeve, or will Life Oak Cliff turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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