After each having a week off, the Garfield Bulldogs and the Palisades Dolphins will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Garfield knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven matchups -- so hopefully Palisades likes a good challenge.
Two weeks ago, Garfield took their contest with ease, bagging a 41-14 win over Eagle Rock. The Bulldogs have beaten the Eagles the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Eagles has come to flipping the script.
Among those leading the charge was Angel Jimenez, who rushed for 82 yards and one touchdown.
Meanwhile, Palisades' game two weeks ago was all tied up 13-13 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They walked away with a 40-33 victory over Fairfax. Given the Dolphins' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 257th, while the Lions are ranked 722nd) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Jack Thomas and Matthew Gonzalez. Thomas had a great game and threw for 386 yards and five TDs while picking up 16.1 yards per attempt. Meanwhile, Gonzalez was balling out in the loss, rushing for 60 yards and a pair of scores, while also throwing for 196 yards and a pair of touchdowns on perfect 7-for-7 passing.
Garfield's win bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Palisades, their victory bumped their record up to 10-0.
Garfield suffered a grim 23-0 defeat to Palisades in their previous meeting back in April of 2021. Can the Bulldogs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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