The Granite Hills Cougars will head out to square off against the Norte Vista Braves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are still undefeated (Granite Hills has three wins , while Norte Vista has four dating back to last season).
Two weeks ago, Granite Hills took their match at home with ease, bagging a 41-14 win over Hesperia.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Norte Vista beat Great Oak 34-28 on Friday.
Dreadie Allain continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 161 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.1 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, taking off on a dash for 67 yards. Seth Bolender was another key player, rushing for eight yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Norte Vista was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 323 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 194 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Norte Vista wouldn't let Great Oak keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Norte Vista can thank Julius Howse and Dave Iosefa for forcing both of them.
Granite Hills' record is now 3-0. As for Norte Vista, their record is now 4-0.
Granite Hills was dealt a bruising 38-6 loss at the hands of Norte Vista in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Granite Hills avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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