Football Preview: Granada Bobcats vs. Wiley Panthers
Granada has gone 4-0 against Wiley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Granada Bobcats are taking a road trip to 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, Granada made easy work of Eads and carried off a 40-14 win. The Bobcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 26 points or more this season.
Granada relied on the efforts of Fernando Cadena, who rushed for 98 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, and Maddox Coleman, who 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. Sebastian Pizarro handled things on the ground, rushing 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.
Granada strolled past Wiley when the teams last played 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? There's only one way to find out.
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