After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Palo Alto is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the Christopher Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Palo Alto will bounce into Friday's game after beating Oak Grove, who they hadn't topped in three consecutive meetings. Palo Alto blew past Oak Grove 40-0 on the road on Friday. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 298th, while the Eagles are ranked 672nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Palo Alto found their leader in underclassman Justin Fung, who threw for 161 yards and three touchdowns. Jake Wang was Fung's top target, picking up 59 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Palo Alto's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Jeremiah Fung. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making three total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending two passes in addition to snagging two interceptions both of which were returned for touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Christopher blew past Piedmont Hills, posting a 35-7 win at home.
Christopher's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Josiah Garcia led the charge by rushing for 110 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Vernon, who picked up 125 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Christopher was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 210 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Piedmont Hills only rushed for 88.
Palo Alto's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Christopher, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Palo Alto and Christopher were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in November of 2021, but Palo Alto came up empty-handed after a 28-27 loss. Thankfully for Palo Alto, Spencer Gorgulho (who threw for 207 yards and four touchdowns) 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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