Two dominant backs in Matthew Gonzalez and Jose Rosas are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Grant Lancers are taking a road trip to take on the Arleta Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Grant is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.4 points per game this season.
Grant will head into Friday's match out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a 56-point contest in their last game. They fell just short of Verdugo Hills by a score of 27-24.
Grant's loss came about despite a quality game from Carson Rinka, who threw for 154 yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Meanwhile, Arleta had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Parrots 34-0 on the road. Considering the Mustangs have won four games by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Arleta was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 242 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Arleta wouldn't let Poly keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Arleta can thank Erik Favela and Alexander Gonzalez for forcing both of them. The dominant performance also gave Favela a new career-high in rushing yards.
Grant has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-4 record this season. As for Arleta, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Grant has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 169.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Arleta struggles in that department as they've been averaging 164.2. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Grant was taken down by Arleta 49-21 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Grant avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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