The Palmer Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Madison Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Palmer has five straight wins, Madison has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Palmer blew past Life Oak Cliff, posting a 62-33 victory. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 48-12.
Eric Cisneros was his usual excellent self, rushing for 130 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 240 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 130 rushing yards.
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 contests.
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.
Meanwhile, Madison didn't have quite enough to beat Life Oak Cliff two weeks ago and fell 44-42.
Palmer pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Madison, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Palmer took their victory against Madison when the teams last played back in October of 2017 by a conclusive 35-13. 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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