Football Recap: Gridley Beats Live Oak for Their Eighth Straight Victory + How To Watch

Bulldogs

Previous Games

10/24/25 vs Live Oak	56-0
10/16/25 @ Oroville	39-0
10/10/25 vs Orland	29-26
10/03/25 vs Willows	50-0
09/26/25 vs Paradise	7-3
+ 3 more games

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Gridley). They took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging a 56-0 win over the Live Oak Lions. The Bulldogs' victory was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.

Eli Punzo continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 201 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 60 yards and a pair of TDs. Those three rushing touchdowns gave him a new career-high. Marcus Duncan was another key player, rushing for 112 yards and a pair of scores on only eight carries.

Gridley's run defense was locked in: Live Oak could only muster 2.2 yards per carry. The team can thank Saulo Ramirez for the heroic effort on defense: he. Gridley didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 12.2.

Gridley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Punzo, Benny Dewsnup, Noe Moran, and Rafael Franco picked up one apiece. Another thorn in Live Oak's side was Jason Davis Jr., who made eight total tackles (3.0 for loss).

Gridley's record now sits at 8-0. As for Live Oak, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.

Coming up, Gridley will take on Las Plumas at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 900 yards in their previous games. As for Live Oak, they have already played their next game, a 42-20 win against Oroville on the 30th.