Granite Bay has been on the road for two straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will host the Rocklin Thunder at 7:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Granite Bay: 11.3, Rocklin: 14.9) so any points scored will be well earned.
Last Thursday, Granite Bay didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against St. Francis, but they still walked away with a 26-20 win. Given the Grizzlies' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 100th, while the Troubadours are ranked 359th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for Granite Bay came from Alyssa Poehlman, Brooklyn Blom, and Leilani Teaupa.
Granite Bay's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Hallie Tapuosi and Jadyn Perez. Perez also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six.
Meanwhile, Rocklin won against Davis Sr. on Tuesday with 33 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Thursday. Rocklin breezed by Folsom on the road to the tune of 33-0. That looming 33-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Thunder yet this season.
Robyn Nguyen had a dynamite game for Rocklin, throwing for 201 yards and five touchdowns. What's more, Nguyen also racked up ten rushing yards, the mostshe's had since back in August of 2023. Another player making a difference was Abigail Schrader, who picked up 78 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Granite Bay pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Rocklin, their win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-7.
Granite Bay didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Rocklin when the teams last played back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with an 18-13 victory. Will Granite Bay repeat their success, or does Rocklin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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