Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Stratton). They really took it to the Granada Bobcats for the full four quarters, racking up a 77-32 victory on the road. The Eagles pushed the score to 64-32 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bobcats had no chance of recovering from.
Stratton got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Stockton Fye out in front who rushed for 240 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.3 yards per carry. Fye was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 54 yards. Another back making a difference was Brody Webb, who gained 148 total yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Stratton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 380 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in nine consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Despite the loss, Granada still got an impressive performance from Maddox Coleman, who threw for 178 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Coleman has posted since back in October of 2023. Elijah Rodriguez was another key player, picking up 83 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Stratton's record is now 5-1. As for Granada, the loss snapped their losing streak at five games and leaves them with a 5-1 record.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Stratton will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Otis at 7:30 p.m. Otis will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Stratton surely won't give up without a fight. As for Granada, they will venture away from home to take on Walsh at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Granada is facing Walsh at the right time seeing as Walsh is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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