Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Granite Bay). They managed a 36-30 victory over the St. Francis Troubadours on Tuesday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Grizzlies also won the last time the pair played back in September.
Lillian McDaniel had a dynamite game for Granite Bay, throwing for 241 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 127 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. The dominant performance gave McDaniel a new career-high in rushing yards.
Granite Bay didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Hallie Tapuosi and Kylee Flores. With that strong performance, Tapuosi is now averaging an impressive 5.1 total tackles per game.
Despite the loss, St. Francis saw an underclassman step up: Lola Fox threw for 254 yards and four touchdowns. Annie Swanson was Fox's top target, picking up 46 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Granite Bay's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-6. As for St. Francis, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last ten matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-13 record this season.
Granite Bay wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 25-12 victory against Rocklin on the 17th. St. Francis has also already played their next game, a 26-6 defeat against Del Oro on the 17th.
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