Two dominant signal callers in Jake O'Brien and Vincent Forte are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Sheehan Titans will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Granby Memorial/Canton Bears at 6:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Sheehan's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Lyman Hall, posting a 35-0 victory. Considering the Titans have won seven matches by more than 26 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Josh Durant was his usual excellent self, rushing for 127 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September. Lucas Geremia was in the mix as well, providing Sheehan with a touchdown.
Another reason for the win was Sheehan's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Aj Tatro was especially locked on to Lyman Hall's QB and sacked him twice. Sheehan got some further help from Mason Baehr: he picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made eight total tackles.
Sheehan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 203 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 197 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Granby Memorial/Canton was able to grind out a solid win over CREC [Computer Science and Engineering/Academy] on Wednesday, taking the game 41-30.
Forte continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 93 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Granby Memorial/Canton didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ryan Cuniowski and Oliver Douglas.
Sheehan is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 39 points. As for Granby Memorial/Canton, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-2.
Tuesday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Sheehan has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 208.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Granby Memorial/Canton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 185.4. It's looking like Tuesday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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