Amarillo has gone 8-0 against Palo Duro recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Amarillo Sandies will challenge the Palo Duro Dons at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Amarillo came up short against Midland and fell 49-42.
Despite the loss, Amarillo had strong showings from Jude Dunivin, who gained 108 total yards and three touchdowns, and Jett Lopez, who threw for 287 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Lopez a new career-high in rushing yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (136 yards to be exact) went to Bryson Brown.
Meanwhile, Palo Duro didn't have quite enough to beat Canyon on Thursday and fell 26-23. The Dons haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Even if they lost, Palo Duro's defense still kept up the pressure with 3.5 sacks. In that department, Keima'J Barnes was the leader with two. Jakaylin Terry was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 16 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Amarillo's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1. As for Palo Duro, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Amarillo strolled past Palo Duro when the teams last played back in October of 2021 by a score of 30-14. Does Amarillo have another victory up their sleeve, or will Palo Duro turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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