The Palmer Tigers are taking a road trip to challenge the Twin Loup Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Palmer is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with a 40-30 victory over Burwell on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the match if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Twin Loup's strategy against Chambers/Wheeler Central on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Twin Loup blew Chambers/Wheeler Central out of the water with a 57-26 final score. The Wolves pushed the score to 43-20 by the end of the third, a deficit the Renegades had little chance of recovering from.
It was another big night for Garrett Hasenauer, who rushed for 142 yards and four touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Yahya Harris, who rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Twin Loup was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 353 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Palmer's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-2. As for Twin Loup, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Palmer has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 173.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Twin Loup struggles in that department as they've been averaging 205.2. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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