Barstow and Granite Hills are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. The Barstow Aztecs are taking a road trip to square off against the Granite Hills Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Barstow's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three games.
Barstow will bounce into Friday's match after beating Silverado, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Barstow came out on top against Silverado by a score of 35-28 on Thursday.
It was another big night for Nicholas Gaoa, who rushed for 288 yards while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Dwayne Williams, who threw for 155 yards and three touchdowns.
Barstow was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 381 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Granite Hills didn't have quite enough to beat Victor Valley last Friday and fell 23-21.
Although Granite Hills took the loss, they still got scores from Brody Reeves, Roberto Sanchez, and Sayani Long.
Barstow's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Granite Hills, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
Friday's contest will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Gaoa and Long. Gaoa has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 140.4 rushing yards per game this season. For his part, Long has averaged 95.4 rushing yards per game this season.
Barstow ended up a good deal behind Granite Hills when the teams last played back in October of 2023, losing 52-35. Thankfully for Barstow, Kameron Smith (who rushed for 299 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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