On Friday Granite Bay will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will face off against the Inderkum Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Granite Bay is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed by Pleasant Grove to the tune of 42-0. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Grizzlies considering their ten-point performance the matchup before.
Isaiah Ene was his usual excellent self, rushing for 185 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry. Those 185 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Gabe Smyth was another key rusher, rushing for 64 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries.
Meanwhile, Inderkum waltzed into their contest last Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They really took it to the Bruins for the full four quarters, racking up a 50-0 win. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the Bruins are ranked 452nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Ricky Cole, who rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 162 yards and two touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Lono Chouteau, who picked up 62 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Inderkum has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.1 points per game. As for Granite Bay, their victory bumped their record up to 8-3.
Granite Bay beat Inderkum 24-14 when the teams last played back in November of 2022. The rematch might be a little tougher for Granite Bay since the team 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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