The Wilcox Chargers will challenge the Palma Chieftains at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Wilcox sitting on eight straight wins and Palma on three.
Wilcox is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They had just enough and edged Menlo-Atherton out 10-7. The score was all tied up 7-7 at the break, but the Chargers were the (much) better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Palma slipped by Menlo School 24-23 on Saturday.
Palma found their leader in sophomore Eli Dukes, who rushed for 218 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry, and also picked up 40 receiving yards. Dukes' rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 100 rushing yards.
Dukes was just one part of a punishing run game: Palma was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 272 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 169 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Palma has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 29.2 points per game. As for Wilcox, they pushed their record up to 10-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Saturday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Wilcox has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 276.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Palma struggles in that department as they've been averaging 232.9. It's looking like Saturday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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