The Grant Pacers will face off against the St. Mary's Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Grant is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 49-7 win over Jesuit. The victory was familiar territory for the Pacers who have now won five contests in a row.
Grant's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Brandon Lambert led the charge by rushing for 114 yards and three touchdowns, while also picking up 31 receiving yards. That's the most rushing yards Lambert has posted since back in September. Another passer making a difference was Luke Alexander, who threw for 260 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes.
Meanwhile, St. Mary's had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33.8 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They blew past the Bulldogs, posting a 43-7 win. With the Rams ahead 29-7 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Anthony Moses Alexander continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 194 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenneth Moore Iii, who gained 110 total yards and two touchdowns.
St. Mary's was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 252 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 215 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Grant is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 47.0 points per game. As for St. Mary's, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Grant has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 147.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like St. Mary's struggles in that department as they've been averaging 183.6. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Grant was able to grind out a solid win over St. Mary's in their previous meeting back in December of 2014, winning 21-14. Does Grant have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Mary's turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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