The Doherty Spartans will hit the road for the first time this season to take on the Palmer Ridge Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Doherty is headed out to face Palmer Ridge after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Doherty blew past Liberty 41-6 at home on Thursday. The victory was nothing new for the Spartans as they're now sitting on four straight dating back to last season.
Leland Frescaz had a dynamite game for Doherty, throwing for 292 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, and also rushing for 37 yards and two touchdowns. Deron Tiggett handled things on the ground, rushing for 120 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Meanwhile, Palmer Ridge had to kick off their season on the road on Thursday, but they showed no ill effects. They claimed a resounding 44-7 win over Ponderosa on the road. The Bears pushed the score to 42-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Mustangs cut but never quite recovered from.
Palmer Ridge's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Isaac Burks, who rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Leighty, who rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown.
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