The Granada Matadors will welcome the Livermore Cowboys at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Granada is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Dougherty Valley to the tune of 48-20 on Friday. Given the Matadors' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 322nd, while the Wildcats are ranked 746th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Granada's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jack Badger led the charge by throwing for 155 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushing for 63 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Jaiden Machado handled things on the ground, rushing for 88 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Granada was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 372 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Livermore hadn't done well against Foothill recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Livermore strolled past Foothill with points to spare, taking the game 31-14.
Kamarri Robinson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 189 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.1 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his eighth straight game with at least 108 rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Ct Harper, who picked up 77 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Livermore didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Aj Carey and Griffin Lee. With that strong performance, Lee is now averaging an impressive 5.2 total tackles per game.
Granada now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Livermore, their record is now 6-3.
Granada beat Livermore 35-25 in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Does Granada have another victory up their sleeve, or will Livermore turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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