Folsom has gone 9-1 against Granite Bay recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Folsom Bulldogs will be staying on the road to face off against the Granite Bay Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Folsom is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Jesuit: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Folsom blew Jesuit out of the water with a 55-10 final score. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Bulldogs had established a 31 point advantage.
Ryder Lyons and Taniela Tupou were among the main playmakers for Folsom as the former threw for 293 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per attempt and the latter picked up 133 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Tupou's longest reception was for an incredible 71 yards. Folsom also got a significant boost from Carter Jackson, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 82 yards.
Meanwhile, Granite Bay took their matchup on Friday with ease, bagging a 52-14 victory over Davis Sr. Given the Grizzlies' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 649th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Isaiah Ene and he. Ene rushed for 108 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries while he rushed for 108 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. The dominant performance also gave Gabe Smyth a new career-high in rushing yards (101). Darnell Turner Jr. was another key player, picking up 95 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Folsom pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Granite Bay, their record is now 7-2.
Folsom was able to grind out a solid victory over Granite Bay in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 28-21. The rematch might be a little tougher for Folsom 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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