Granite Hills won the last time they faced Carter, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Granite Hills Cougars enjoyed a cozy 39-22 win over the Carter Lions. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 199th, while the Lions are ranked 573rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Granite Hills can attribute much of their success to Sayani Long, who rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown. Long also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making seven total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending a pass.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Granite Hills was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Carter only rushed for 68.
Granite Hills wouldn't let Carter keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Granite Hills can thank Nehemiah Hankins and Ivan Maring for forcing both of them.
Despite the loss, Carter still got an impressive performance from Ryder Carson, who threw for 234 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 32 yards and a touchdown. A healthy portion of that aerial production (100 yards to be exact) went to Camren Sullivan.
Granite Hills pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Carter, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Granite Hills will take on Hesperia at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Carter, they will hit the road for the first time this season to take on Hemet at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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