A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Pinecrest Academy Cadence Cougars face off against the Palo Verde Panthers at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday... The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Pinecrest Academy Cadence: 10.7, Palo Verde: 12) so any points scored will be well earned.
Pinecrest Academy Cadence is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Southeast Career Tech, who was ranked fourth at the time (Pinecrest Academy Cadence was ranked 13th). Pinecrest Academy Cadence might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Southeast Career Tech an easy 20-0 victory. The game marked the first time this season in which the Cougars were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Palo Verde was able to grind out a solid win over Las Vegas on December 13th, taking the game 26-19. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Palo Verde had a senior duo take command as Samantha Manzo rushed for 62 yards and one touchdown and Alexis Manzo picked up 28 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Samantha also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making five total tackles and defending one pass.
Palo Verde didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Manzo, Madeline West, and Caitlyn Torpey picked up one apiece.
Palo Verde pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26.5 points. As for Pinecrest Academy Cadence, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 9-3.
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