The Mt. Whitney Pioneers entered their tilt with the Nipomo Titans with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. Mt. Whitney came out on top against Nipomo by a score of 28-18 on Friday. For Mt. Whitney, this counts as revenge for the 34-7 loss Nipomo walked away with the last time they faced one another back in November of 2021.
Leading Mt. Whitney to victory were Micah Rodriguez and Kysen Sing. Rodriguez threw for 208 yards and two touchdowns, while Sing rushed for 97 yards and two touchdowns. Israel Briggs also helped out with an impressive 82 receiving yards.
Mt. Whitney's victory was their fourth straight at home, bumping their overall record up to 8-3. That said, the team wasn't facing the toughest opposition over that stretch, as it included 1-9 Monache and 3-8 Golden West (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 34.3% over those games). As for Nipomo, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-7.
Mt. Whitney will head out on the road to face off against Mission Oak at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Nipomo does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
