The Granite Hills Eagles will face off against the San Marcos Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Granite Hills comes in on five and San Marcos on seven.
Granite Hills is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They managed a 22-16 victory over Carlsbad.
Granite Hills' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Gage Spalding led the charge by rushing for 53 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, while also picking up 31 receiving yards and a touchdown. Another passer making a difference was Zachary Benitez, who threw for 189 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes.
Meanwhile, San Marcos strolled past El Camino with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 28-14.
A big part of San Marcos' win came down to the chemistry between Kreet Makihele and his top target Jase Nix. Makihele threw for 244 yards and two touchdowns while Nix picked up 107 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Granite Hills has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 40.2 points per game. As for San Marcos, their victory bumped their record up to 11-1.
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