If Granite Bay was feeling good fresh off their 49-10 takedown of Whitney last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Granite Bay Grizzlies lost to the Rocklin Thunder on the road by a 35-21 margin on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Grizzlies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the Thunder are ranked 32nd).
When it comes to explaining why Granite Bay lost, don't look at Darnell Turner Jr.. Despite the final result, he picked up 91 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown. Granite Bay also got help from Joseph Cattolico, who showed off his sure hands for 93 receiving yards.
Rocklin had a senior duo take command as Rafi Merino rushed for 117 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry and Derek Keeley rushed for 142 yards and a touchdown. Those 142 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Keeley.
Granite Bay's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-2. As for Rocklin, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
Granite Bay will square off against Davis Sr. at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Granite Bay is facing Davis Sr. at the right time seeing as Davis Sr. is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Rocklin, they will venture away from home to take on Del Oro at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Rocklin's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four games.
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