Football Preview: Granada Bobcats vs. Wiley Panthers
Granada is 4-0 against Wiley since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Granada Bobcats will face off against the Wiley Panthers at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Granada has four straight victories, Wiley has 11 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, everything went Granada's way against Eads as Granada made off with a 40-14 win. The result was nothing new for the Bobcats, who have now won three contests by 26 points or more so far this season.
Fernando Cadena and Maddox Coleman were among the main playmakers for Granada as the former rushed for 98 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries and the latter threw for 145 yards and two touchdowns. Cadena's longest rush was for an impressive 54 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Backing up that air attack was Sebastian Pizarro, who rushed for 88 yards.
Meanwhile, Wiley didn't have quite enough to beat Caliche on Friday and fell 33-30.
Despite the loss, Wiley saw an underclassman step up: Grant Mauch threw for 147 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 40 yards. The dominant performance gave Mauch a new career-high in rushing yards.
Granada's victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Wiley, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Granada has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 358.8 total yards per game. It's a different story for Wiley, though, as they've been averaging only 239.2. Will Granada be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will Wiley flip the script?
Granada strolled past Wiley in their previous matchup back in October of 2017 by a score of 40-22. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Wiley's Garrett Tyree, who rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also threw for 35 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Granada to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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