Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Morro Bay). They claimed a resounding 46-13 win over the Santa Maria Saints on the road. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
It was another big night for Sands Dougherty, who threw for 380 yards and four touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes, and also rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 300.1 passing yards per game. A healthy portion of that aerial production (90 yards to be exact) went to Ryder Busch, who also brought in two receiving touchdowns.
With the win, Morro Bay broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-5. As for Santa Maria, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.
Morro Bay will be playing in front of their home fans against Atascadero at 7:00 a.m. on Friday. Atascadero is coming into the match with three straight victories on the road, so Morro Bay will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Santa Maria, they will venture away from home to take on Cabrillo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cabrillo is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.4 points per game this season.
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