Football Recap: Nicholas Matautia Leads Righetti to Victory over Garces Memorial

By Team Reports Oct 1, 2024, 2:45pm

Football Recap: Righetti Warriors vs. Garces Memorial Rams

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There's no place like home for Righetti, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. Everything went their way against the Garces Memorial Rams on Friday as the Righetti Warriors made off with a 41-21 win. Considering the Warriors have won five contests by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Nicholas Matautia was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 51 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 146 yards and a touchdown. Luis Magana did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 84 receiving yards.

Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Righetti was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 249 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Garces Memorial only rushed for 64.

Righetti's victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Garces Memorial, they are on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.

Righetti will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on San Luis Obispo at 7:00 p.m. on October 11th. As for Garces Memorial, they will challenge Centennial at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Centennial's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three matchups.

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