The Madison Trojans will square off against the Palmer Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Madison has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with six straight losses, while Palmer will come in with five straight wins.
Two weeks ago, Madison didn't have quite enough to beat Life Oak Cliff and fell 44-42.
Meanwhile, Palmer took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging a 62-33 victory over Life Oak Cliff. Considering the Bulldogs have won five matches by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Eric Cisneros and Camren Phillips. Cisneros had a great game and rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. Meanwhile, Phillips was balling out in the loss, throwing for 248 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 53 yards and a touchdown.
Palmer was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 278 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 174 rushing yards in seven consecutive games.
Palmer didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jonathan Ventura and Kennen Corey.
Madison's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Palmer, they pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Madison suffered a grim 35-13 defeat to Palmer in their previous meeting back in October of 2017. Will Madison have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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