The Pottsboro Cardinals will face off against the A Plus Academy Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Pottsboro knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past eight contests -- so hopefully A Plus Academy likes a good challenge.
Pottsboro is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Palmer just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Friday. They came up short against the Bulldogs, falling 55-34. The loss put an end to the Cardinals' undefeated start to the season.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Cayden Humphrey and Eric Cisneros. Cisneros had a great game and gained 502 total yards and six touchdowns. Meanwhile, Humphrey was balling out in the loss, rushing for 128 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 208 yards and two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Pottsboro was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 207 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 207 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, A Plus Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were dealt a 71-0 loss at the hands of Pilot Point.
Having lost for the first time this season, Pottsboro fell to 7-1. As for A Plus Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
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