It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Granger can now relate to. They took a hard 45-28 fall against the Roy Royals on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Lancers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah football rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while the Royals are ranked tenth).
When it comes to explaining why Granger lost, don't look at Sunia Fifita. Despite the final result, he rushed for 194 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry. Those 194 rushing yards gave Fifita a new career-high. Brighton Webb also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 113 receiving yards.
Even though they lost, Granger was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 252 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 194 rushing yards in nine consecutive games.
It was another big night for Dru Gardner, who threw for 259 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.3 yards per attempt for Roy. Another player making a difference was Robert Young, who picked up 95 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Granger's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-6. As for Roy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-1.
Granger does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Roy, they will face off against Viewmont at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Roy is looking to tack on another W to their ten-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
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