The Palmer Terrors will take on the Sand Creek Scorpions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Sand Creek is facing Palmer at the wrong time: Palmer suffered their first home loss of the season on Saturday and they're likely out for redemption. They lost 29-8 to the Lancers. The defeat continues a trend for the Terrors in their matchups with the Lancers: they've now lost three in a row.
Palmer's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Ryan Vigil and Julian Horsey.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sand Creek). They blew past Widefield, posting a 51-17 victory on the road. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Scorpions.
Sand Creek found their leader in underclassman Ethan Mangrum, who rushed for 210 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.4 yards per carry, and also threw for 33 yards and a touchdown. Those 210 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Mangrum. Achilles Evans was another key player, rushing for 89 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries.
Palmer's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Sand Creek, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Palmer came up short against Sand Creek when the teams last played back in August of 2023, falling 20-12. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sand Creek's Elijah Brotherns, who rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and also picked up 102 receiving yards. Now that Palmer knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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