The Bishop Union Broncos's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Morro Bay Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Bishop Union is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.9 points per game this season.
Bishop Union is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 14-7 victory over Santa Ynez.
Among those leading the charge was Emory Dondero, who threw for 209 yards and two touchdowns on only 19 passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Dom Dondero, who picked up 68 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Bishop Union's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Garin Pritchard was especially locked on to Santa Ynez's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Morro Bay was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Atascadero 42-14. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 20 points or more this season.
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. His passing production has been exceptional for a while as that marked his ninth straight game with at least 309 passing yards. Ryder Busch was another key player, picking up 165 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Morro Bay is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-6 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 42.2 points per game. As for Bishop Union, they pushed their record up to 10-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Bishop Union has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 183.2 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Morro Bay has preferred to attack from the air: they average 310 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Bishop Union came out on top in a nail-biter against Morro Bay in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, sneaking past 28-26. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Morro Bay's Nami Hoag, who rushed for 67 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 59 receiving yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Bishop Union to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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