The Palisades Pumas will head out to face off against the Myers Park Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Palisades is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Berry a 38-0 shutout on Friday. Given the Pumas' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 112th, while the Cardinals are ranked 271st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, the third road match was the charm for Myers Park, as they earned their first road win of the season. They breezed by Ballantyne Ridge on the road to the tune of 59-0 on Friday.
Josh Falzarano had a dynamite game for Myers Park, rushing for 108 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Keefe, who picked up 35 receiving yards and a touchdown.
The victory made it two in a row for Palisades and bumps their season record up to 3-2. As for Myers Park, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.
Palisades took a serious blow against Myers Park when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 44-0. Thankfully for Palisades, Wendell Thompson (who threw for 150 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 50 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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