The Santa Maria Saints will face off against the Morro Bay Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Santa Maria and three for Morro Bay.
Santa Maria is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Nipomo on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Santa Maria was dealt a 47-7 defeat at the hands of Nipomo.
Meanwhile, Morro Bay came up short against Templeton on Friday and fell 41-30.
Morro Bay might have lost, but man, Sands Dougherty was a machine: he threw for 312 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76% of his passes, and also rushed for 81 yards. Dougherty's passing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 312 passing yards dating back to last season. John Myers was Dougherty's top target, picking up 174 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Santa Maria's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Morro Bay, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 2-5.
Santa Maria lost to Morro Bay at home by a decisive 29-14 margin in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Santa Maria, Nami Hoag (who rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries) 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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