Morro Bay is 0-7 against Nipomo since October of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Morro Bay Pirates will host the Nipomo Titans at 7:00 p.m. Morro Bay is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.4 points per game this season.
Morro Bay is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Atascadero 54-34 on Friday. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Sands Dougherty was his usual excellent self, rushing for 170 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per carry, and also throwing for 339 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 passes. Those 170 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. John Myers was Dougherty's top target, picking up 225 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Morro Bay was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 270 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 69.7 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three games they've averaged 169.3.
Meanwhile, Nipomo waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 17-14 win over the Eagles. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Titans have posted since October 6, 2023.
The critical scores for Nipomo came from Ayden Benzon and Nick Evans.
The win made it two in a row for Morro Bay and bumps their season record up to 4-5. As for Nipomo, they pushed their record up to 4-4-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: Morro Bay has been excellent in the air this season, having averaged 304.4 passing yards per game. It's a different story for Nipomo, though, as they've been averaging only 123.6. How will they fare against such a dominant passing game?
Morro Bay came up short against Nipomo in their previous matchup back in September of 2021, falling 48-35. Thankfully for Morro Bay, Nate Reese (who rushed for 117 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also threw for 100 yards and 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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