Two dominant backs in Dean Rosales and Marcus Juan are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Granada Hills Charter Highlanders will take on the Marquez Gladiators at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, Granada Hills Charter strolled past Cleveland with points to spare, taking the game 33-14.
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Michael Osuna produced another solid performance rushing for 108 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only 11 carries. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rushing touchdowns (two). Gregory Hunt was in the mix as well, providing Granada Hills Charter with one score.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Granada Hills Charter was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 242 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in 11 consecutive games dating back to last season.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Granada Hills Charter's defense and their four sacks. Cleveland's QB won't forget Jusawn Davis anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Davis also forced onefumble, which is notable because Granada Hills Charter is 2-1 when he posts at least one forced fumble, but 3-4 otherwise. The Highlanders received some extra help from Hunt, whose fumble return for a touchdown made for one of the most unforgettable moments.
Marquez played against Dr. Maya Angelou Community on Friday and won via forfeit.
The victory (which was Marquez's fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-2. Those wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 4.0 points on average over those games. As for Granada Hills Charter, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
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