Arroyo Grande is 9-0 against Nipomo since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Arroyo Grande Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Nipomo Titans at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Arroyo Grande's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Friday, when they got past Righetti's usually-dominant defense. Arroyo Grande strolled past Righetti with points to spare, taking the game 42-27. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
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.
Arroyo Grande's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. Caleb Clark led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. Noah Webber is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
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.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Nipomo beat Santa Ynez 13-7 on Friday.
The critical scores for Nipomo came from Nick Evans and Juan Zarate.
Arroyo Grande's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Nipomo, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-3-1.
Everything came up roses for Arroyo Grande against Nipomo in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 38-8 victory. Will Arroyo Grande repeat their success, or does Nipomo have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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