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| 10/18/24 - Away | 45-30 W |
| 10/20/17 - Away | 31-13 W |
| 10/21/16 - Home | 36-13 W |
Granite Hills has gone a perfect 3-0 against Mount Miguel recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Eagles will face off against the Matadors at 7:00 p.m. Granite Hills has given up an average of 31 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Granite Hills is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight games last Friday. They fell 40-30 to Cathedral Catholic.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Zachary Benitez and Brady Palmer. Palmer had a great game and threw for 288 yards and two TDs while completing 76% of his passes. Meanwhile, Benitez was balling out in the loss, throwing for 372 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes, and also punching in one score on the ground.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mount Miguel). They took their game on Friday with ease, bagging a 42-14 win over Helix. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-7.
A big part of Mount Miguel's victory came down to the chemistry between Jeremiah Loper and his top target Aj Logan. Loper threw for 214 yards and three TDs on only 17 passes while Logan picked up 137 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns. Logan's longest reception was for an impressive 66 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total.
Mount Miguel is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 27.4 points over those games. As for Granite Hills, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Friday's game will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Benitez and Loper. Benitez just won't slow down this season and has thrown 17 touchdowns while averaging 325.7 passing yards per game. Loper has been a dominant force too and has thrown 17 touchdowns while averaging 223 passing yards per game.
We should be in store for an exciting game as Granite Hills and Mount Miguel have no problem gaining yardage. The Eagles have been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 467 total yards per game. However, it's not like Mount Miguel struggles in that department as they've been averaging 367.1 total yards. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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