Palmer Ridge has gone 8-1 against Lewis-Palmer recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Palmer Ridge Bears will challenge the Lewis-Palmer Rangers at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Palmer Ridge's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Doherty, posting a 42-0 victory at home. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked seventh, while the Spartans are ranked 66th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Carson Campbell was a one-man wrecking crew for Palmer Ridge as he threw for 179 yards and two touchdowns on only 17 passes, and also rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Jackson Mabe, who rushed for 69 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.
Mabe wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Palmer Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Doherty only rushed for 68.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Lewis-Palmer, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. Everything went their way against Coronado on Friday as Lewis-Palmer made off with a 39-14 win.
Palmer Ridge pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Lewis-Palmer, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Everything came up roses for Palmer Ridge against Lewis-Palmer in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 56-14 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Palmer Ridge since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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