Atascadero fell victim to San Luis Obispo and their airtight defense on Friday. They were outmatched by the San Luis Obispo Tigers on the road and fell 35-0. While losing is never fun, the Greyhounds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 515th, while the Tigers are ranked 213th).
Josiah Gaona threw for 62 yards on eight of 13 attempts.
Jace Gomes continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for San Luis Obispo, rushing for 151 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. With that strong performance, Gomes is now averaging an impressive 104.9 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Colbin Garrison, who rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
This is the second loss in a row for Atascadero and nudges their season record down to 5-5. As for San Luis Obispo, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 9-1.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Atascadero will take on Liberty at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Liberty knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Atascadero likes a good challenge. As for San Luis Obispo, they will square off against Highland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. San Luis Obispo is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.7 points per game this season.
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