Rocklin and Grant are an even 3-3 against one another since August of 2016, but not for long. The Rocklin Thunder will square off against the Grant Pacers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rocklin is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.8 points per game this season.
Rocklin is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They put the hurt on Manteca with a sharp 30-7 victory. Considering the Thunder have won eight matchups by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Rocklin's win came down to the chemistry between Reeve Slone and his top target Mavrik Collins. Slone threw for 213 yards and four touchdowns while Collins picked up 70 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Rocklin didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Malachi Kendall and Alex Durham. Durham is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last five games he's played.
Meanwhile, Grant came tearing into Friday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 51.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Rams by a score of 28-21.
Grant has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.9 points per game. As for Rocklin, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-2.
Rocklin was dealt a bruising 41-14 defeat at the hands of Grant in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Thankfully for Rocklin, Wayshawn Parker (who rushed for 175 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry, and also picked up 60 receiving yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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