The Granby Comets's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Norcom Greyhounds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Granby is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.9 points per game this season.
Last Thursday, Granby didn't have too much trouble with Churchland at home as they won 21-7. The 21-point effort marked the Comets' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Drevyon Tharrington continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 169 yards and a touchdown. Those 169 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Damari Palmer, who gained 73 total yards and two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Granby's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Javea Trotter and Trievon Hooker, who racked up four sacks between them. Hooker is also on a roll when it comes to sacks, as he's now sacked two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Another thorn in Churchland's side was Kamari Cuffee, who forced a fumble and made 11 total tackles.
Granby was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 201 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, after only 12 points in their last contest, Norcom made sure to put some points up on the board against Churchland two weeks ago. Norcom took down Churchland 36-20.
Granby pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Norcom, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Granby won a match that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, slipping by Norcom 13-12. Does Granby have another victory up their sleeve, or will Norcom turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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