Granite Bay had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They managed a 26-20 victory over the St. Francis Troubadours. Given the Grizzlies' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 100th, while the Troubadours are ranked 359th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for Granite Bay came from Alyssa Poehlman, Brooklyn Blom, and Leilani Teaupa.
Granite Bay's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Hallie Tapuosi and Jadyn Perez. Perez also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six.
Granite Bay's win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-2. As for St. Francis, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-8.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Granite Bay will face off against Rocklin at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Granite Bay's defense has only allowed 11.3 points per game this season, so Rocklin's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for St. Francis, they will play host again on Tuesday to welcome Del Oro, where kickoff is scheduled at 5:00 p.m. Hopefully St. Francis focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Thursday.
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