The Granger Lancers's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Roy Royals at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Granger focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up six on Friday.
Granger is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Box Elder , sneaking past 26-23.
It was another big night for Sunia Fifita, who rushed for 180 yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his eighth straight game with at least 106 rushing yards. Brighton Webb did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 81 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Roy was not the first on the board two weeks ago, but they got there more often. They came out on top against Northridge by a score of 21-14. Given the Royals' advantage in MaxPreps' Utah football rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Knights are ranked 40th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Robert Young continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 157 yards while picking up 9.2 yards per carry, and also picking up 59 receiving yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also made four total tackles and defended a pass.
Roy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 257 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Roy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kahekili Eleneke and Rhett Slater.
Granger now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Roy, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Granger was taken down by Roy 35-6 in their previous matchup back in October of 2022. Can Granger avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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