With a playoff game on the line, Roy rose to the challenge on Friday. They took down the Granger Lancers 45-28. Given the Royals' advantage in MaxPreps' Utah football rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Lancers are ranked 42nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Dru Gardner was his usual excellent self, throwing for 259 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.3 yards per attempt. A healthy portion of that aerial production (95 yards to be exact) went to Robert Young, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Despite the loss, Granger still got an impressive performance from Sunia Fifita, who rushed for 194 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Fifita a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Brighton Webb, who picked up 113 receiving yards.
The win made it two in a row for Roy and bumps their season record up to 10-1. As for Granger, with the defeat, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-6.
Roy will welcome Viewmont at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Viewmont will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Roy surely won't give up without a fight. Granger does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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