Football Preview: Churchland Truckers vs. Granby Comets
The Churchland Truckers will head out to face off against the Granby Comets at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Churchland will head out to face Granby after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Churchland took a 36-20 bruising from Norcom. The Truckers' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Granby put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Lake Taylor 62-13 at home. Fans of the Comets have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Jshaun Reddin continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 359 yards and seven touchdowns while picking up 14.4 yards per attempt. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Granby also got a significant boost from Drevyon Tharrington, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 98 yards.
Another reason for the win was Granby's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Lake Taylor's QB won't forget Trievon Hooker anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Hooker also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight. Another thorn in Lake Taylor's side was Kamari Cuffee, who picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Churchland's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-3. As for Granby, their victory bumped their record up to 6-0.
Churchland barely slipped by Granby in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 21-20. The rematch might be a little tougher for Churchland since the squad 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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