Le Grand and Mariposa County are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2015, but not for long. The Le Grand Bulldogs will welcome the Mariposa County Grizzlies at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Le Grand is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Yosemite 42-20 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Bulldogs have posted since November 3, 2023.
Meanwhile, Mariposa County had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They strolled past Waterford with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 35-19. Considering the Grizzlies' offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Mariposa County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 214 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Mariposa County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Beau Pokora and Isac Munoz. Mariposa County got some further help from Rusty Bull: he picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
The win made it two in a row for Le Grand and bumps their season record up to 2-5. As for Mariposa County, their victory bumped their record up to 2-7.
Everything came up roses for Le Grand against Mariposa County in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 49-20 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Mariposa County's Taxtyn Weiland, who rushed for 192 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Le Grand to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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