Granite Hills and Helix are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2018, but not for long. The Granite Hills Eagles will take on the Helix Highlanders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Granite Hills didn't have too much trouble with Mount Miguel on the road as they won 45-30.
It was another big night for Max Turner, who rushed for 271 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.0 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Brenden Lewis, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Granite Hills was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 298 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Helix). They took their game on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 56-26 win over Grossmont. Given the Highlanders' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 192nd, while the Foothillers are ranked 466th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Granite Hills is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Helix, with the victory, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-5.
Granite Hills won a contest that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, slipping by Helix 44-43. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Helix's Kevin Allen Iii, who rushed for 286 yards and five touchdowns, and also picked up 34 receiving yards. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for Granite Hills to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
