After two games on the road, Granite Hills is heading back home. They will host the Grossmont Foothillers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Granite Hills is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36 points per game this season.
Last Thursday, Granite Hills strolled past Helix with points to spare, taking the game 35-21.
Max Turner continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 200 yards and two touchdowns, while also catching a touchdown. Anthony Mattar was another key rusher, rushing for 119 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
Granite Hills didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Trevor Smith, Logan Vance, and Parker Vance picked up one apiece. Smith has been hot recently, having also posted seven or more total tackles the last four times he's played.
Granite Hills was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 380 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, a victory for Grossmont just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 54-20 defeat at the hands of Mater Dei Catholic. While losing is never fun, the Foothillers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 476th, while the Crusaders are ranked 175th).
Granite Hills' win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-2. As for Grossmont, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Granite Hills took their victory against Grossmont when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 44-22. Does Granite Hills have another victory up their sleeve, or will Grossmont turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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