Football Preview: Granada Matadors vs. San Ramon Valley Wolves
The Granada Matadors are on the road again on Tuesday to play the San Ramon Valley Wolves at 7:15 p.m. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Granada is headed into the match having just posted their biggest win since September 12, 2023 on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 35-6 victory over Dublin on the road. Given the Matadors' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 58th, while the Gaels are ranked 495th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Granada didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tatiana Vargas and Rowan Weiss.
Meanwhile, San Ramon Valley had already won 11 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.6 points) and they went ahead and made it 12 on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Dons as they made off with a 31-6 win. The result was nothing new for the Wolves, who have now won seven matchups by 20 points or more so far this season.
San Ramon Valley found their leader in underclassman Gia Ryan, who threw for 277 yards and four touchdowns.
San Ramon Valley's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. Kyra Hansen was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up three sacksherself.
Granada has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. As for San Ramon Valley, they pushed their record up to 19-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Granada was able to grind out a solid win over San Ramon Valley in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 18-8. The rematch might be a little tougher for Granada since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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