The Granite Falls Tigers are taking a road trip to challenge the Bellingham Bayhawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Granite Falls is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Granite Falls is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Blaine just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They came up short against the Borderites, falling 47-22. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Tigers, who until this match were averaging 14.75 points allowed.
Despite the defeat, Granite Falls had strong showings from Beau Everson, who gained 87 total yards and a touchdown, and Aaron Umanzor, who rushed for 39 yards and a touchdown. An impressive showing, but Everson really ramped things up playing D: he forced a fumble, made eight total tackles, and defended a pass. Rydon Kuahuia handled things on the ground, rushing for 87 yards.
Meanwhile, Bellingham was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a blow against Archbishop Murphy, falling 54-13. While losing is never fun, the Bayhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked 207th, while the Wildcats are ranked 25th).
Having lost for the first time this season, Granite Falls fell to 3-1. As for Bellingham, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-4.
Granite Falls didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Bellingham in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 32-27 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Granite Falls since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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