You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Grossmont's strategy against Granite Hills on Monday. The Grossmont Foothillers took down the Granite Hills Eagles 25-6. Given the Foothillers' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 46th, while the Eagles are ranked 252nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Grossmont's victory came down to the chemistry between Marissa Farace and her top target Gabi Thomas. Farace threw for 204 yards and three touchdowns while Thomas picked up 84 receiving yards and two touchdowns. What's more, Farace also racked up 17 rushing yards, the mostshe's had since back in October of 2023.
Grossmont didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Thomas and Leah Garcia.
The win made it two in a row for Grossmont and bumps their season record up to 9-3. As for Granite Hills, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
Grossmont has the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Academy of Our Lady of Peace at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Granite Hills has already played their next matchup, a 20-18 victory against Steele Canyon on the 14th.
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