Del Oro came into their game on Thursday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They took a blow against the Granite Bay Grizzlies, falling 37-0. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Golden Eagles, who until this matchup were averaging 13.64 points allowed.

Madeline Poe
10/02/25 @ Granite Bay | 5 |
09/30/25 vs Rocklin | 7 |
09/25/25 vs Whitney | 6 |
09/23/25 vs St. Francis | 5 |
09/18/25 vs Oak Ridge | 5 |
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Del Oro didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Madeline Poe and Caelyn Campos. Poe is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as she's now made five or more in each of the last eight games she's played.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Granite Bay to victory, but perhaps none more so than Maddie Benedyuk, who picked up 38 receiving yards and two scores. Those 38 receiving yards gave Benedyuk a new career-high. Anna Craven did her part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 38 receiving yards.
Del Oro now has a losing record of 5-6. As for Granite Bay, they pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Del Oro will challenge rival Whitney at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few points on average (the Golden Eagles 13.6, the Wildcats 9.3) so any points scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Granite Bay is set to take on their familiar foe Oak Ridge at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few points on average (the Grizzlies 6.9, the Trojans 5.9) so any points scored will be well earned.
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