After flying high against Atascadero last Friday, Morro Bay came back down to earth. The Morro Bay Pirates took a 41-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Nipomo Titans. The Pirates have struggled against the Titans recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Morro Bay still got an impressive performance from Sands Dougherty, who threw for 309 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown. Dougherty's passing production has been exceptional as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 309 passing yards. Another player making a difference was Jayden Johnson, who gained 152 total yards and a touchdown.
Morro Bay's loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Nipomo, they now have a winning record of 5-4-1.
Morro Bay has already played their next match, a 35-28 victory against Reedley on the 8th. As for Nipomo, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 26-21 win against Independence on the 8th.
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