The Steele Canyon Cougars will head out on the road to face off against the Granite Hills Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Steele Canyon will be strutting in after a victory while Granite Hills will be coming in after a loss.
Steele Canyon took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They won a match that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Lincoln 28-27.
It was another big night for Ily (I-Lee) Barclay, who picked up 98 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards she has posted since back in August. Another player making a difference was Kaliani Ewing, who gained 115 total yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Granite Hills came up short against Grossmont on Monday and fell 33-20. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 256th, while the Foothillers are ranked 51st).
Granite Hills' defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Sophia Argeres, who picked up 70 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and Taylor Nash, who threw for 282 yards and three touchdowns. Nash has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times she's played. A healthy portion of Nash's aerial production (96 yards to be exact) also went to Illiana Cruse.
Steele Canyon's record now sits at 9-10. As for Granite Hills, their record now sits at 6-8.
Steele Canyon couldn't quite finish off Granite Hills in their previous matchup back in October and fell 20-18. Can Steele Canyon avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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