On Thursday, everything went the Banning Pilots's way against the Granada Hills Charter Highlanders as the Banning Pilots made off with a 53-30 win. With the Pilots ahead 37-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Banning had a senior duo take command as Jordan Villanueva rushed for 157 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries and Steven Perez gained 144 total yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, Villanueva is now averaging an impressive 108.5 rushing yards per game. Noa Tuvalu was another key player, throwing for 89 yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Banning was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 498 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Banning pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Granada Hills Charter, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Banning is headed away from home for the first time to take on Capistrano Valley Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given how much these teams ran up and down the field in their prior games. As for Granada Hills Charter, they will head out to square off against Palisades at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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