The Palisades Pumas are taking a road trip to square off against the Myers Park Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Palisades is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They never let Berry onto the board and left with a 38-0 win on Friday. Given the Pumas' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 112th, while the Cardinals are ranked 271st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, the third road matchup was the charm for Myers Park, as they earned their first road win of the season. They took their match on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 59-0 victory over Ballantyne Ridge.
Josh Falzarano was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 108 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Keefe, who picked up 35 receiving yards and a touchdown.
The win made it two in a row for Palisades and bumps their season record up to 3-2. As for Myers Park, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
Palisades took a serious blow against Myers Park in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 44-0. Thankfully for Palisades, Wendell Thompson (who threw for 150 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 50 yards and a touchdown) 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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