The Lewis-Palmer Rangers will play host again on Friday to welcome the Holy Family Tigers, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Friday, Lewis-Palmer was beaten by Palmer Ridge 48-19. The Rangers haven't had much luck with the Bears recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Lewis-Palmer got top-tier performance from Jayden Pagano, who rushed for 216 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Pagano a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Lewis-Palmer was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 263 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 181 rushing yards in 12 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Holy Family unfortunately witnessed the end of their 11-game winning streak dating back to last season last Friday. They took a hard 38-21 fall against Roosevelt.
Holy Family might have lost, but man, Monte Samaras was a machine: he rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also threw for 221 yards and two touchdowns. Samaras got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 80 yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (91 yards to be exact) went to Anderson Osburn.
Lewis-Palmer's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-2. As for Holy Family, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Lewis-Palmer suffered a grim 42-17 defeat to Holy Family in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Will Lewis-Palmer have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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