Football Preview: Granada Hills Charter Highlanders vs. Birmingham Patriots
Granada Hills Charter is 0-10 against Birmingham since November of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Granada Hills Charter Highlanders are on the road again to play the Birmingham Patriots at 7:00 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Granada Hills Charter will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up six points last Friday, then bounced right back against Chatsworth on Friday. Granada Hills Charter breezed by Chatsworth to the tune of 45-3. That looming 45-3 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Highlanders yet this season.
Meanwhile, Birmingham had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 47 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They never let the Toreadors onto the board and left with a 52-0 win. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 365th, while the Toreadors are ranked 880th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Granada Hills Charter's victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-6. As for Birmingham, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Granada Hills Charter was taken down by Birmingham 31-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Granada Hills Charter, Javen Hall (who rushed for 38 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 117 yards and a touchdown on perfect 9-for-9 passing) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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