Football Preview: Nipomo Titans vs. Arroyo Grande Eagles
Nipomo hasn't had much luck against Arroyo Grande recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Nipomo Titans will square off against the Arroyo Grande Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Nipomo didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Santa Ynez, but they still walked away with a 13-7 win.
The critical scores for Nipomo came from Nick Evans and Juan Zarate.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Arroyo Grande on Friday. They took down Righetti 42-27. Arroyo Grande's victory was all the more impressive since the Warriors were averaging only 16.4 points allowed on the season.
Zack Tayman was his usual excellent self, rushing for 134 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Wulff, who threw for 127 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Arroyo Grande was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Arroyo Grande wouldn't let Righetti keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Arroyo Grande can thank Levi Childers and Noah Schmidt for forcing both of them.
Nipomo's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-3-1. As for Arroyo Grande, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Nipomo was dealt a bruising 38-8 loss at the hands of Arroyo Grande when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Nipomo, Junior Herlihy (who rushed for 25 yards and two touchdowns, and also caught 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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