Football Preview: Atascadero Greyhounds vs. Santa Ynez Pirates
The Atascadero Greyhounds will challenge the Santa Ynez Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Atascadero is out to stop a four-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
Last Friday, it was close, but Atascadero sidestepped Templeton for a 10-7 win. The ten-point effort marked the Greyhounds' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Among those leading the charge was Austin Smith, who rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Santa Ynez had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Everything went their way against Santa Maria on Friday as Santa Ynez made off with a 38-14 victory. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Pirates considering their seven-point performance the game before.
Santa Ynez's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Greyson Foy, who rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Foy's longest rush was for an impressive 63 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Jude Pritchard was another key player, throwing for 217 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80.8% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Santa Ynez was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 302 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Atascadero's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Santa Ynez, their victory ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-4.
Atascadero was taken down by Santa Ynez 35-0 in their previous matchup back in August of 2022. Thankfully for Atascadero, Luke Gildred (who threw for 314 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 14.3 yards per attempt) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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