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| 08/29/25 - Home | 42-26 W |
| 08/30/19 - Home | 7-38 L |
| 08/24/18 - Away | 12-54 L |
| 09/04/15 - Away | 55-7 W |
After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Folsom, Grant was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They strolled past the Central East Bengals with points to spare, taking the game 42-26. The Pacers pushed the score to 42-20 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bengals cut but never quite recovered from.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Grant to victory, but perhaps none more so than Thorne Watson, who rushed for 105 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. Another passer making a difference was Shiren Crump, who threw for 389 yards and a pair of TDs while picking up 15.0 yards per attempt.
Grant didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The team can thank two different players for their defensive prowess: Afulu Siona and Julian Dominguez, who each picked up one interception apiece. Another thorn in Central East's side was Siona, who picked up a sack and made five total tackles in addition to snagging an interception.
When it comes to explaining why Central East lost, don't look at Jelani Dippel. Despite the final result, he threw for 290 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt.
The win got Grant back to even at 1-1. As for Central East, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-1.
Grant didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 15-7 defeat against Cardinal Newman on the 5th. As for Central East, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 44-20 victory against Turlock on the 5th.
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