Hunter has gone 8-2 against Granger recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Hunter Wolverines will be playing at home against the Granger Lancers at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Hunter is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 42-14 win over Taylorsville on the road. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wolverines.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Isaac Fonua and he. Fonua rushed for 210 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.5 yards per carry while he rushed for 210 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.5 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Granger had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 47.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They blew past the Pirates 54-0 at home. Considering the Lancers have won four matchups by more than 33 points this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Granger's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Sunia Fifita, who rushed for 141 yards on only ten carries. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Fifita posted at least 106 rushing yards in the sixth games prior. The team also got some help courtesy of Aidan Royce Welchman, who threw for 188 yards and two touchdowns on only 17 passes.
Hunter has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season. As for Granger, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 4-5.
Friday's contest will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Siaosi Koloamatangi and Fifita. Koloamatangi has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 97.9 rushing yards per game this season. For his part, Fifita has averaged 118.8 rushing yards per game this season.
Hunter was dealt a bruising 56-0 defeat at the hands of Granger when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Hunter, Carson Suesue (who threw for 346 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 56 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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