Green Valley and Palo Verde are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Green Valley Gators will play host again on Friday to welcome the Palo Verde Panthers, where kickoff is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Green Valley will be strutting in after a victory while Palo Verde will be coming in after a loss.
Green Valley will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up seven points last Friday, then bounced right back against Silverado on Thursday. Green Valley blew past Silverado 35-14.
Green Valley can attribute much of their success to Esteban Martinez, who rushed for 25 yards and two touchdowns. Cris Dalina handled things on the ground, rushing for 84 yards.
Green Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 202 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Palo Verde faced Faith Lutheran in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Palo Verde had to suffer through a 55-15 loss at the hands of Faith Lutheran. The Panthers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-15.
Green Valley's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-3. As for Palo Verde, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-7.
Green Valley strolled past Palo Verde in their previous meeting back in September by a score of 28-14. Will Green Valley repeat their success, or does Palo Verde have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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