Two dominant signal callers in Taylor Lee and Zachary Benitez are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Pacifica Tritons will face off against the Granite Hills Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Pacifica sitting on 14 straight victories and Granite Hills on seven.
Pacifica is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Palos Verdes by a score of 20-10.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Pacifica to victory, but perhaps none more so than Will Jones Jr, who picked up 92 receiving yards and one touchdown. Jones Jr showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 61 yards.
Meanwhile, Granite Hills faced Lincoln in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Eagles walked away with a 41-29 win over the Hornets.
Granite Hills' win came from a few key players Pacifica will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Noah Walker, who picked up 189 receiving yards and three scores. Those 189 receiving yards gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Gage Spalding, who rushed for 101 yards and a pair of TDs.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Granite Hills' defense and their five sacks. Wyatt MacLeod refused to say out of the backfield, picking up 3.5 sacks all by himself. Another thorn in Lincoln's side was MacLeod, who picked up 3.5 sacks and made ten total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Pacifica's record is now 14-0. As for Granite Hills, their record now sits at 10-3.
The upcoming matchup will be a clash of competing strengths. Pacifica has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 168.6 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Granite Hills has preferred to attack from the air: they average 307.5 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Saturday? There's only one way to find out.
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