Grant won the last time they faced West Park and things went their way on Friday too. The Pacers claimed a resounding 38-3 win over the Panthers. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 24-3.
A big part of Grant's victory came down to the chemistry between Blake Nycum and his top target Koby Shabazz. Nycum threw for 249 yards and three touchdowns on only 19 passes while Shabazz picked up 65 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Grant proved: they limited West Park to a paltry 2.2 yards per carry. The team can thank Julian Bruno for the heroic effort on defense: he. Grant's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 3.8.
Grant's defense also made the game a nightmare for Jackson Hanan, racking up seven sacks. In that department, Giovanni Hodge was the leader with two. Grant got some further help from Bruno: he picked up 0.5 sacks and made 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception which he returned for a touchdown.
The win made it two in a row for Grant and bumps their season record up to 4-4. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 40.0 points over those games. As for West Park, they moved to 4-4 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Grant and West Park should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. The Pacers (ranked 37th) will meet Antelope (ranked 426th) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, West Park will square off against McClatchy at 7:15 p.m. on Friday with a big rank advantage (190 vs. 816).
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