Palo Alto is 1-8 against Wilcox since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Palo Alto Vikings will host the Wilcox Chargers at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Palo Alto: 11.8, Wilcox: 14) so any points scored will be well earned.
Wilcox is hoping to do what Sacred Heart Prep couldn't on Friday: put an end to Palo Alto's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Palo Alto came out on top against Sacred Heart Prep by a score of 14-7. The 14-point effort marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The critical scores for Palo Alto came from Joseph Kessler and Jeremiah Fung.
Palo Alto wouldn't let Sacred Heart Prep keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Palo Alto can thank Kessler and Peyton Wehner for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Wilcox strolled past Menlo School with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 28-14. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Chargers.
Wilcox found their leader in underclassman Kai Imahara, who rushed for 123 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, and also threw for 118 yards and a touchdown on only ten passes. Those 123 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Imahara.
One reason for the win was Wilcox's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Leading the way was Santino Barragan with 2.5. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 5.8 total tackles per game.
Wilcox was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Palo Alto's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Wilcox, their victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-2.
Palo Alto suffered a grim 38-13 defeat to Wilcox when the teams last played back in October of 2022. Will Palo Alto 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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