Football Preview: Rocklin Thunder vs. Granite Bay Grizzlies
The Rocklin Thunder will head out to take on the Granite Bay Grizzlies at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Rocklin's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They claimed a resounding 33-0 win over Folsom on the road. 33 seems to be a good number for the Thunder as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Robyn Nguyen had a dynamite game for Rocklin, throwing for 201 yards and five touchdowns. What's more, Nguyen also racked up ten rushing yards, the mostshe's had since back in August of 2023. Abigail Schrader was in the mix too, providing Rocklin with two touchdowns.
Rocklin's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Ellie Henderson and Livy Maeyama.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Granite Bay beat St. Francis 26-20 on Thursday. Given the Grizzlies' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 100th, while the Troubadours are ranked 359th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rocklin's win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-7. As for Granite Bay, their victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-2.
Rocklin came up short against Granite Bay in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 18-13. Can Rocklin avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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