Granite Bay proved they can win big last Thursday (they won by 37) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 14-12 win over the Oak Ridge Trojans. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Grizzlies have posted since October 29, 2024.
The critical scores for Granite Bay came from Camryn Savig and Maddie Benedyuk.
Granite Bay didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Oak Ridge to a completion percentage of just 43.8%. The team can thank Madison Castelanos for the heroic effort on defense: she. Granite Bay wasn't nearly as limited: they posted one of 68.9%.
Granite Bay didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Rebecca Wilson and Gianna Al-Shaikh. Al-Shaikh has been hot recently, having posted at least one interception the last three times she's played.
Despite the loss, Oak Ridge still got an impressive performance from Laurel Smart, who picked up 73 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Grizzlies
| 10/07/25 vs Oak Ridge | 14-12 |
| 10/02/25 vs Del Oro | 37-0 |
| 09/30/25 vs Davis Sr. | 45-0 |
| 09/18/25 vs St. Francis | 31-2 |
| 09/16/25 vs Whitney | 19-9 |
| + 4 more games |
Granite Bay's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-2. Those home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 6.6 points on average over those games. As for Oak Ridge, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-2.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Granite Bay is set to take on their familiar foe Whitney at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few points on average (the Grizzlies 7.4, the Wildcats 9.3) so any points scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Oak Ridge will square off against rival St. Francis at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few points on average (the Trojans 6.5, the Troubadours 10.8) so any points scored will be well earned.
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