Arroyo Grande and St. Joseph are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Arroyo Grande Eagles will look to defend their home field on Friday against the St. Joseph Knights at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Arroyo Grande sitting on five straight wins and St. Joseph on three.
Arroyo Grande will head into Friday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 33) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Lompoc out 17-14. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while the Braves are ranked 496th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Arroyo Grande's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Caleb Clark, who picked up 57 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 43 yards. Those 43 rushing yards gave Clark a new career-high. Another passer making a difference was Sam Wulff, who threw for 142 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph didn't have too much trouble with Paso Robles on the road on Friday as they won 26-7. The Knights' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Arroyo Grande's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for St. Joseph, their victory bumped their record up to 3-4.
Arroyo Grande strolled past St. Joseph when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a score of 28-10. Does Arroyo Grande have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Joseph turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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