Granger is 2-8 against Hunter since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Granger Lancers will venture away from home to take on the Hunter Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Granger's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 54-0 win over Cyprus. Considering the Lancers have won four matchups by more than 33 points this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Granger's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Sunia Fifita led the charge by rushing for 141 yards on only ten carries. Fifita's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 106 rushing yards. Another signal caller making a difference was Aidan Royce Welchman, who threw for 188 yards and two touchdowns on only 17 passes.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hunter). They blew past Taylorsville 42-14 on the road on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wolverines.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Isaac Fonua and he. Fonua rushed for 210 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.5 yards per carry while he rushed for 210 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.5 yards per carry. Those 210 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
The victory was the third in a row for Granger, bringing their record for this year to 4-5. As for Hunter, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-5 record this season.
Friday's game will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Fifita and Siaosi Koloamatangi. Fifita has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 118.8 rushing yards per game this season. For his part, Koloamatangi has averaged 97.9 rushing yards per game this season.
Everything came up roses for Granger against Hunter in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 56-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Granger since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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