Palm Springs has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Palm Desert Aztecs at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Palm Springs ended up a good deal behind Xavier Prep and lost 35-20.
Meanwhile, Palm Desert beat Shadow Hills 17-7 on Thursday.
The critical scores for Palm Desert came from Jonah Toland and Nick Dangleis. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Orfield, who threw for 252 yards and two touchdowns.
Palm Desert's defense made their presence known, laying out Pedro Trujillo. nine times. The heavy lifting was done by Jackson Bishop and Steven Block, who racked up seven sacks between them. Bishop is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 18 games he's played dating back to last season. Another thorn in Shadow Hills' side was Zach Gibbs, who picked up a sack and made 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Palm Springs dropped their record down to 3-5 with the loss, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Palm Desert, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Palm Springs and Palm Desert were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but Palm Springs came up empty-handed after a 14-13 defeat. Will Palm Springs have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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