Righetti and Atascadero are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Righetti Warriors will head out to square off against the Atascadero Greyhounds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Righetti is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.9 points per game this season.
Righetti is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 41 points back in September, they were much more limited against San Luis Obispo on Friday. They took a 17-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tigers. The match marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Righetti's defeat came about despite a quality game from Luis Magana, who picked up 90 receiving yards and a touchdown. Magana got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 69 yards.
Meanwhile, Atascadero entered their tilt with Pioneer Valley on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 28-21.
Austin Smith continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 216 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry. Those 216 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Atascadero was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 288 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 187 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Righetti's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-2. As for Atascadero, they pushed their record up to 4-3 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Righetti took their victory against Atascadero in their previous matchup back in November of 2021 by a conclusive 28-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Righetti since the team 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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