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| 11/01/24 - Home | 27-34 L |
| 10/26/23 - Away | 52-35 W |
| 09/30/22 - Home | 38-41 L |
| 10/01/21 - Away | 55-24 W |
| 03/26/21 - Home | 20-8 W |
| + 5 more games |
Granite Hills and Barstow are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2016, but not for long. The Cougars will challenge the Aztecs at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Granite Hills has given up an average of 26 points per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Granite Hills' last matchup with Victor Valley could've gone either way, but unfortunately the same can't be said for the pair's game last Thursday. The Cougars lost 42-21 to the Jackrabbits.
Meanwhile, Barstow came tearing into Friday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 37 points), and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Hawks by a score of 24-17.
Granite Hills better keep an eye on Nicholas Gaoa. He was instrumental in Barstow's win, rushing for 262 yards and two scores. That's the most rushing yards Gaoa has posted since back in November of 2024. Another player making a difference was Aloalii (Alo) Lealofi, who picked up 109 receiving yards and one touchdown.
Barstow didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Silverado to a completion percentage of just 50%. That dominant aerial defense primarily came from eight players: Iosefa Lealofi, Jayden Douglas, Xavier Collins, Degan Cardenas, Ronald Russell III, Aloalii (AJ) Lealofi, Anthony Stanton, and Elijah Leleimene, who each logged one passes deflected. Sadly, that's becoming something of a trend for Barstow; they were averaging 59.7%completion percentage earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've fallen to only 59.7%.
Barstow now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Granite Hills, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-4 record this season.
Granite Hills couldn't quite get it done against Barstow in their previous matchup back in November of 2024 as they fell 34-27. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gaoa, who rushed for 324 yards while picking up 11.6 yards per carry. Now that the Cougars know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
