Templeton and San Luis Obispo are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Templeton Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the San Luis Obispo Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Templeton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.6 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Templeton was able to grind out a solid win over Morro Bay, taking the game 41-30. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Templeton's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Tyler Cunningham, who rushed for 184 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. Another player making a difference was Jaron Sampson, who gained 100 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Templeton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 355 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Templeton wouldn't let Morro Bay keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Templeton can thank Conner Flanagan and Braden Mott for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, San Luis Obispo hadn't done well against Righetti recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. San Luis Obispo came out on top against Righetti by a score of 17-7. Winning may never get old, but the Tigers sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
It was another big night for Jace Gomes, who rushed for 108 yards and two touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 108 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Templeton has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. As for San Luis Obispo, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Templeton has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 189.9 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like San Luis Obispo struggles in that department as they've been averaging 207.7. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Templeton couldn't quite finish off San Luis Obispo in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 and fell 17-14. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gomes, who rushed for 95 yards, and also threw for 86 yards and a touchdown while completing 85.7% of his passes. Now that Templeton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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