Granada is 4-0 against Wiley since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Granada Bobcats will square off against the Wiley Panthers at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Granada has four straight wins, Wiley has 11 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Granada got the win against Eads by a conclusive 40-14. The Bobcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 26 points or more this season.
Granada relied on the efforts of Fernando Cadena, who rushed for 98 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, and Maddox Coleman, who threw for 145 yards and two touchdowns. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 54 yards. Granada also got a significant boost from Sebastian Pizarro, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 88 yards.
Meanwhile, Wiley didn't have quite enough to beat Caliche on Friday and fell 33-30.
Despite the defeat, Wiley saw an underclassman step up: Grant Mauch threw for 147 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 40 yards. The dominant performance gave Mauch a new career-high in rushing yards.
Granada pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Wiley, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Granada has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 358.8 total yards per game. It's a different story for Wiley, though, as they've been averaging only 239.2. Will Granada be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will Wiley flip the script?
Granada strolled past Wiley in their previous matchup back in October of 2017 by a score of 40-22. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Wiley's Garrett Tyree, who rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also threw for 35 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Granada to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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