Football Preview: San Marcos Knights vs. Granite Hills Eagles
The San Marcos Knights will challenge the Granite Hills Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as San Marcos comes in on seven and Granite Hills on five.
San Marcos is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 28-14 victory over El Camino.
A big part of San Marcos' win came down to the chemistry between Kreet Makihele and his top target Jase Nix. Makihele threw for 244 yards and two touchdowns while Nix picked up 107 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Granite Hills beat Carlsbad 22-16 on Friday.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Granite Hills to victory, but perhaps none more so than Gage Spalding, who rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and also picked up 31 receiving yards and a touchdown. Another passer making a difference was Zachary Benitez, who threw for 189 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes.
Granite Hills has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 40.2 points per game. As for San Marcos, their victory bumped their record up to 11-1.
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