The Palmyra-Macedon Red Raiders will challenge the Geneva Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Palmyra-Macedon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.8 points per game this season.
Palmyra-Macedon took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They walked away with a 42-30 win over Greece Olympia/Greece Odyssey.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Palmyra-Macedon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 303 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Palmyra-Macedon wouldn't let Greece Olympia/Greece Odyssey keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Palmyra-Macedon can thank Tim Batterby and Henry Beaton for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 41 points the game before, Geneva was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. The matchup between them and Hornell/Arkport Central/Canaseraga wasn't particularly close, with Geneva falling 22-6.
Palmyra-Macedon pushed their record up to 3-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Geneva, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Palmyra-Macedon didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Geneva when the teams last played back in October of 2022, but they still walked away with a 24-20 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Geneva's Quadere Lawson, who rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also picked up 54 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Palmyra-Macedon to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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