Football Game Preview: Mission College Prep Royals vs. Arroyo Grande Eagles + How To Watch

The Mission College Prep Royals will venture away from home to challenge the Arroyo Grande Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.

On Friday, Mission College Prep lost to Paso Robles on the road by a 27-13 margin. The Royals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Arroyo Grande's strategy against St. Joseph last Friday. The Eagles blew past the Knights 30-7. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won four matchups by 23 points or more so far this season.

Mission College Prep better keep an eye on Caleb Clark. He was instrumental in Arroyo Grande's win, rushing for 155 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, while also picking up 32 receiving yards and one TD. Zack Tayman helped out on the ground, rushing for 114 yards.

Arroyo Grande was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 288 rushing yards. They are 4-2 when they've run for more than 200 yards.

Arroyo Grande is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 46.2 points over those games. As for Mission College Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.

Mission College Prep was dealt a bruising 42-7 defeat at the hands of Arroyo Grande in their previous meeting back in November of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Tayman, who rushed for 157 yards and a pair of scores while picking up 9.2 yards per carry. Now that the Royals know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.