After starting their season with three straight games on the road, Palisades is finally coming home. They will be defending their home-fieldthey go up against the Cuthbertson Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Palisades was beaten by Clover 48-12. While losing is never fun, the Pumas can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 171st in North Carolina, while the Blue Eagles are ranked 34th in South Carolina).
Meanwhile, Cuthbertson put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took down South Mecklenburg 24-8.
Mason Iovino went supernova for Cuthbertson, rushing for 160 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 60 receiving yards and a touchdown. Iovino is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 145 every time he's taken the field this season.
Cuthbertson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 211 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 211 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Palisades now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Cuthbertson, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Palisades suffered a grim 23-0 defeat to Cuthbertson in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Palisades, Parker Burke (who threw for 179 yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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