The Palmer Panthers will face off against the Franklin County Tech Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
If Palmer beats Franklin County Tech with 36 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Palmer took their match on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 36-6 victory over Mahar Regional. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Panthers just coasted through the last quarter.
Meanwhile, Franklin County Tech put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Athol 34-12. Fans of the Eagles have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Maxon Brunette and he. Brunette rushed for 98 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries while he rushed for 98 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. Josiah Little's longest rush was for an impressive 60 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Franklin County Tech was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 345 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 230 rushing yards in five consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Franklin County Tech didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Hunter Donahue and Madix Whitman. Whitman is also on a roll when it comes to defended passes, as he's now defended two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
The win for Palmer keeps them at an undefeated 4-0. As for Franklin County Tech, their record now sits at an identical 4-0.
Palmer didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Franklin County Tech in their previous matchup back in November of 2017, but they still walked away with a 20-16 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Palmer 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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