The Palma Chieftains will challenge the King City Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Palma will be strutting in after a win while King City will be coming in after a loss.
Palma's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Hollister with a sharp 26-0 victory. Given the Chieftains' advantage in MaxPreps' California flag football rankings (they are ranked 139th, while the Haybalers are ranked 444th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins, King City's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell 18-13 to North Monterey County.
Palma has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.3 points on average over those games. As for King City, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-9.
Palma beat King City 19-7 when the teams last played back in September. Will the Chieftains repeat their success, or do the Mustangs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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