Football Preview: Oak Ridge Trojans vs. Granite Bay Grizzlies
The Oak Ridge Trojans will challenge the Granite Bay Grizzlies at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Oak Ridge: 10.7, Granite Bay: 13.6) so any points scored will be well earned.
Granite Bay is hoping to do what Folsom couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Oak Ridge's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Oak Ridge breezed by Folsom at home to the tune of 41-12. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by 25 points or more this season.
Oak Ridge didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Siena Maher, Berkeley Lampe, and Ava Melton picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Granite Bay has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 13.64 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Thursday. They took a 31-12 bruising from Del Oro. The Grizzlies have struggled against the Golden Eagles recently, as their game on Thursday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Granite Bay's loss came about despite a quality game from Lillian McDaniel, who threw for 166 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 42 yards.
Oak Ridge has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Granite Bay, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 6-5.
Oak Ridge was able to grind out a solid victory over Granite Bay in their previous meeting last Thursday, winning 19-6. Will Oak Ridge repeat their success, or does Granite Bay have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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