Football Preview: Granite Hills Cougars vs. Silverado Hawks
Granite Hills is 1-9 against Silverado since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Granite Hills Cougars will look to defend their home field against the Silverado Hawks at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Granite Hills earned a 21-13 victory over Grand Terrace. The 21-point effort marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Silverado strolled past Eisenhower with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 34-20. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hawks.
A big part of Silverado's win came down to the chemistry between Jace Weiss and his top target Jayden Pauling. Weiss threw for 218 yards and two touchdowns while Pauling picked up 140 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Dallas Kincherlow was another key player, rushing for 61 yards and a touchdown.
Granite Hills' victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Silverado, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.
Granite Hills was able to grind out a solid victory over Silverado in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 30-20. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Weiss, who threw for 221 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per attempt, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Granite Hills still be able to contain Weiss? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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