Football Preview: Pitman Pride vs. Granite Bay Grizzlies
Pitman is on a nine-game streak of home wins, while Granite Bay is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Pitman Pride will host the Granite Bay Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Pitman: 8.8, Granite Bay: 14.4) so any points scored will be well earned.
Last Wednesday, Pitman beat Gregori 27-18. Given the Pride's advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 38th, while the Jaguars are ranked 162nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Granite Bay made easy work of Davis Sr. on Thursday and carried off a 27-6 victory.
Lillian McDaniel was her usual excellent self, rushing for 105 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, while also throwing for 211 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.1% of her passes.
Granite Bay was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 204 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 92.9 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last four matchups they've averaged 161.8.
Granite Bay didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Miko Cooper, Mia Blankenship, and Kylee Flores picked up one apiece.
Pitman's win bumped their record up to 18-2. As for Granite Bay, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
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