The Granite Bay Grizzlies will square off against the Davis Sr. Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Granite Bay is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.1 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Granite Bay lost to Rocklin on the road by a 35-21 margin. The Grizzlies haven't had much luck with the Thunder recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Granite Bay got top-tier performance from Darnell Turner Jr., who picked up 91 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown. Isaiah Ene was another key player, rushing for 83 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Davis Sr. was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They were beaten by Oak Ridge 71-0. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 653rd, while the Trojans are ranked 82nd).
Granite Bay's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-2. As for Davis Sr., their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Everything came up roses for Granite Bay against Davis Sr. in their previous meeting back in August of 2022, as the team secured a 74-6 win. In that contest, Granite Bay amassed a halftime lead of 47-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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