The Santa Maria Saints are taking a road trip to square off against the Templeton Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Santa Maria will head out to face Templeton after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Santa Maria came up short against Santa Ynez, falling 38-14. The loss continues a trend for the Saints in their matchups with the Pirates: they've now lost eight in a row.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 52 points the game before, Templeton was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They fell just short of Atascadero by a score of 10-7. The game marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Templeton's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Tyler Cunningham, who rushed for 119 yards, and Braden Mott, who gained 36 total yards and a touchdown. An impressive showing, but Mott really ramped things up playing D: he picked up a sack and made nine total tackles.
Santa Maria's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-3. As for Templeton, they now also have a losing record at 2-3.
Santa Maria didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Templeton in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 24-19 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Santa Maria since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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