Football Recap: San Luis Obispo Takes Loss Despite Strong Performances from Andrew De La Motte and Zion Hegg

San Luis Obispo was the 17-7 winner over Righetti when they last played one another back in October of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Tigers took a 31-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Warriors on Friday. The game marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Zion Hegg

Rushing Yards

09/19/25 vs Morro Bay	112
10/10/25 vs Righetti	104
10/03/25 @ Pioneer Valley	91
09/12/25 vs Nipomo	82
08/29/25 vs Mission Oak	75
+ 2 more games

San Luis Obispo's loss came despite strong showings from Zion Hegg and Andrew De La Motte. Hegg rushed for 104 yards and a pair of scores, while De La Motte picked up 85 receiving yards and one TD. Hegg has become a key player for the Tigers: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least 80 rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise.

Don't try to pin the team's loss on the defense: they kept the trenches locked down and allowed a mere 2.4 yards per carry. The team can thank Matthew Milner for the heroic effort on defense: he. San Luis Obispo didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 5.6.

San Luis Obispo's defensive line didn't let Nicholas Matautia, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for three sacks. Leading the way was Milner with two.

Leading Righetti to victory were Matautia and Daniel France. Matautia threw for 261 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 passes, while France picked up 125 receiving yards and a pair of scores. The dominant performance also gave Matautia a new career-high in passer rating (149.3).

San Luis Obispo moved to 4-3 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Righetti, the victory snapped their losing streak at five games and leaves them with a 2-5 record.

Coming up, San Luis Obispo will take on Templeton at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. The Tigers will need to watch out since the Eagles have now posted at least 31 points in their last five contests. As for Righetti, they will square off against Atascadero at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.