The Grace Lancers and the Channel Islands Raiders are set to duel on Friday. One thing working in Grace's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three matches.
Grace is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Nordhoff: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Grace blew Nordhoff out of the water with a 58-22 final score. The result was nothing new for the Lancers, who have now won four games by 36 points or more so far this season.
Ethan Lasecla continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 166 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.4 yards per carry, and also throwing for 124 yards and two touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his eighth straight game with at least 113 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Jake Williams, who rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Grace was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 310 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 242 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Grace's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. Nordhoff's QB won't forget Jaadin Weyandt anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Channel Islands was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They took a blow against Carpinteria, falling 42-6.
Grace's victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Channel Islands, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
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