The Rocklin Thunder will square off against the Granite Bay Grizzlies at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Rocklin is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last ten games.
Rocklin is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Folsom 38-0 at home on Tuesday. Given the Thunder's advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 127th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 523rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rocklin can attribute much of their success to Robyn Nguyen, who threw for 163 yards and three touchdowns while completing 84.6% of her passes. Nguyen is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as she's now passed for three or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Abigail Schrader, who rushed for 47 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Granite Bay beat St. Francis 36-30 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Grizzlies.
Rocklin is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Granite Bay, they pushed their record up to 8-6 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Everything went Rocklin's way against Granite Bay in their previous matchup back in September, as Rocklin made off with a 21-0 victory. Does Rocklin have another victory up their sleeve, or will Granite Bay turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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