Football Game Preview: Nipomo Titans vs. Morro Bay Pirates

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Previous Games

11/01/24 - Away	41-35 W
09/17/21 - Home	48-35 W
04/02/21 - Home	42-8 W
10/05/18 - Home	58-0 W
10/27/17 - Away	52-0 W
+ 2 more games

Nipomo is a perfect 7-0 against Morro Bay since October of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Titans will be playing at home against the Pirates at 7:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Nipomo's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Morro Bay has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.

Nipomo managed to slip by Templeton the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Titans lost 56-31 to the Eagles on Friday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Nick Evans and Tyler Cunningham. Cunningham had a great game and gained 383 total yards and seven touchdowns. Meanwhile, Evans was balling out in the loss, rushing for 236 yards while picking up 8.1 yards per carry.

Meanwhile, Morro Bay was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 43-39 to Atascadero.

Nipomo will have to contain Sands Dougherty as he made an impact in Morro Bay's last game. He threw for 369 yards and four TDs while completing 75.6% of his passes, and also rushed for 80 yards and one score. Morro Bay's leading receiver Anthony Campanario was Dougherty's top target yet again, picking up 144 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns.

Morro Bay's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Nipomo, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 5-4.

The upcoming matchup will be a clash of competing strengths. Nipomo has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 213.9 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Morro Bay has preferred to attack from the air: they average 340.1 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.

Nipomo didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Morro Bay in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, but they still walked away with a 41-35 victory. Do the Titans have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Pirates turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.