The Roy Royals will square off against the Granger Lancers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Roy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 42.1 points per game this season.
Roy gave up the first points two weeks ago, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top against Northridge by a score of 21-14. The 21-point effort marked the Royals' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
It was another big night for Robert Young, who rushed for 157 yards while picking up 9.2 yards per carry, and also picked up 59 receiving yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August.
Roy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 257 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
Roy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kahekili Eleneke and Rhett Slater.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Granger rose to the challenge on Friday. They skirted past the Bees 26-23. The victory was nothing new for the Lancers as they're now sitting on five straight.
Sunia Fifita continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 180 yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his eighth straight game with at least 106 rushing yards. Brighton Webb did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 81 receiving yards.
Roy's win was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. As for Granger, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Roy against Granger in their previous meeting back in October of 2022, as the squad secured a 35-6 victory. Will Roy repeat their success, or does Granger have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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