It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Atascadero can now relate to. They were beaten by the Morro Bay Pirates 42-14 on Friday. The Greyhounds were down 28-7 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Atascadero's loss came despite strong showings from Bishop Resco and Michael Trejo. Resco rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, while Trejo rushed for 133 yards on only 11 carries. Those 133 rushing yards gave Trejo a new career-high.
Even though they lost, Atascadero was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 306 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Morro Bay only rushed for 122.
Sands Dougherty was his usual excellent self, throwing for 387 yards and five touchdowns while completing 85.2% of his passes, and also rushing for 85 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries for Morro Bay. Dougherty's passing production has been exceptional for a while as that marked his ninth straight game with at least 309 passing yards. Another player making a difference was Ryder Busch, who picked up 165 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Atascadero dropped their record down to 6-6 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Morro Bay, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 6-6.
Atascadero does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Morro Bay, they will face off against Bishop Union at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Morro Bay's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five matchups.
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