With a playoff game on the line, Palmdale rose to the challenge on Friday. They managed a 33-27 victory over the Mary Star of the Sea Stars. Winning may never get old, but the Falcons sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Elleyon Clark had a dynamite game for Palmdale, rushing for 182 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Clark is now averaging an impressive 124 rushing yards per game.
Palmdale was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Despite the loss, Mary Star of the Sea still got an impressive performance from Jordan Barber, who rushed for 135 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 58 receiving yards.
Palmdale is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-5 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 44.6 points per game. As for Mary Star of the Sea, they moved to 10-3 with that loss, which also ended their six-game winning streak.
Palmdale will take on Carter at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Carter's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last nine contests. Mary Star of the Sea does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
