Football Preview: Templeton Eagles vs. Atascadero Greyhounds
The Templeton Eagles will stay at home for another week and welcome the Atascadero Greyhounds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Templeton's defense has only allowed 10.2 points per game this season, so Atascadero's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Templeton is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to West for the full four quarters, racking up a 52-0 win at home. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Eagles had established a 45 point advantage.
Armando Soto had a dynamite game for Templeton, rushing for 103 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Cunningham, who gained 108 total yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Templeton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 304 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Atascadero ended up a good deal behind Paso Robles on Friday and lost 30-15. That's two games in a row now that the Greyhounds have lost by exactly 15 points.
The victory got Templeton back to even at 2-2. As for Atascadero, their loss was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-3.
Templeton came up short against Atascadero in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 20-16. Thankfully for Templeton, Kane Cooks (who rushed for 66 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 168 yards and a touchdown) 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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