The Cyprus Pirates and the Granger Lancers are set to duel on Wednesday. Cyprus is no doubt hoping to put an end to a ten-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Cyprus is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against West Jordan on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Cyprus came up short against West Jordan, falling 38-13.
Meanwhile, Granger won against Kearns last Friday with 61 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Granger claimed a resounding 61-27 win over Taylorsville at home. Considering the Lancers have won three matchups by more than 33 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Granger's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brighton Webb, who rushed for 184 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also picked up 47 receiving yards and a touchdown. Webb's longest rush was for an incredible 72 yards. Another back making a difference was Sunia Fifita, who rushed for 171 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Granger was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 468 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 194 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Cyprus' loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Granger, their win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-5.
Cyprus took a serious blow against Granger in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 49-0. Thankfully for Cyprus, Carson Suesue (who threw for 381 yards and five touchdowns while completing 74.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 60 yards) 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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