The Morro Bay Pirates will take on the Templeton Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Morro Bay didn't have quite enough to beat Cabrillo and fell 41-39. The Pirates have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Sands Dougherty and Blake Gregory. Gregory had a great game and rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Meanwhile, Dougherty was balling out in the loss, throwing for 401 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.5 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 70 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Templeton beat Santa Maria 21-17 on Friday.
Templeton's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Colter Tannehill led the charge by throwing for 151 yards and two touchdowns. Jaron Sampson was another key player, picking up 85 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Morro Bay's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Templeton, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Morro Bay was dealt a bruising 44-10 defeat at the hands of Templeton in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Morro Bay have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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