The Palisades Pumas will challenge the Olympic Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Palisades is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
Last Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Palisades beat South Mecklenburg 18-14.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Olympic). They breezed by Ballantyne Ridge on the road to the tune of 56-0 on Friday. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 70th, while the Wolves are ranked 316th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Olympic got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Chance Cato out in front who threw for 230 yards and three touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes. Another back making a difference was Devin Walker, who rushed for 68 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries.
Palisades' victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Olympic, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
Palisades strolled past Olympic in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 32-14. Does Palisades have another victory up their sleeve, or will Olympic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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