The Channel Islands Raiders and the Grace Lancers are set to duel on Friday. Channel Islands is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Channel Islands is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Carpinteria on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Channel Islands was dealt a 42-6 defeat at the hands of Carpinteria.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Grace on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Nordhoff out of the water with a 58-22 final score. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 37-8.
It was another big night for Ethan Lasecla, who rushed for 166 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.4 yards per carry, and also threw for 124 yards and two touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 60 yards. Another player making a difference was Jake Williams, who rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Grace was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 310 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 242 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Grace's defense and their four sacks. Leading the way was Jaadin Weyandt with two.
Channel Islands' loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Grace, their win bumped their record up to 5-3.
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