Football Recap: Grant Extends Winning Streak to Eight

Pacers

Previous Games

12/06/24 @ Saint Francis	32-30
11/29/24 vs Rocklin	30-28
11/22/24 vs St. Mary's	28-21
11/15/24 vs Jesuit	49-7
11/01/24 vs Cordova	55-0
+ 3 more games

Grant extended their postseason success on Friday against Saint Francis. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Saint Francis Lancers, sneaking past 32-30. Winning may never get old, but the Pacers sure are getting used to it with their eighth in a row.

Grant's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Luke Alexander, who threw for 300 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.1% of his passes. Brandon Lambert helped Alexander out on the ground, rushing for 123 yards and one touchdown on only 14 carries.

Grant wouldn't let Saint Francis keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Grant can thank Jeremiah Tuiileila and Ezekiel Castex for forcing both of them. Tuiileila has been hot recently, having also posted six or more total tackles the last four times he's played. Another thorn in Saint Francis' side was Ernie Tofi, who made 11 total tackles (4.0 for loss).

Grant pushed their record up to 11-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.0 points per game. As for Saint Francis, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-4.

Grant has already played their next match, a 35-28 victory against Pacifica on the 13th. Saint Francis does not have any more games scheduled as of now.