Galena has won six straight games at home, while Damonte Ranch has won six straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Galena Grizzlies will welcome the Damonte Ranch Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Galena is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against North Valleys as Galena made off with a 40-14 victory.
It was another big night for Colson Kermode, who rushed for 54 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 231 yards and two touchdowns while completing 74.1% of his passes. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making five total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending a pass. Another player making a difference was Erick Rodriguez, who gained 157 total yards.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Damonte Ranch against Carson on Friday as the team secured a 48-10 win.
Bradley Mayville was a one-man wrecking crew for Damonte Ranch as he rushed for 230 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Mayville a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Amari Nash, who picked up 79 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Damonte Ranch was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 276 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 179 rushing yards in seven consecutive contests.
Damonte Ranch wouldn't let Carson keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Damonte Ranch can thank Luke Watson and Spencer Deitz for forcing both of them.
Damonte Ranch is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.4 points per game. As for Galena, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.
Galena beat Damonte Ranch 21-14 in their previous meeting back in September. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Damonte Ranch's Kobe Craig, who rushed for 211 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Galena still be able to contain Craig? There's only one way to find out.
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