If Templeton was feeling good fresh off their 52-0 takedown of West last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Templeton Eagles fell just short of the Atascadero Greyhounds by a score of 10-7 on Friday. The game marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Tyler Cunningham and Braden Mott certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Cunningham rushed for 119 yards, while Mott gained 36 total yards and a touchdown. An impressive showing, but Mott really ramped things up playing D: he picked up a sack and made nine total tackles.
Austin Smith was the offensive standout of the contest as he rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Templeton now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Atascadero, they pushed their record up to 2-3 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Templeton will play host again on Friday to welcome Santa Maria, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Templeton's defense has only allowed 10.2 points per game this season, so Santa Maria's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Atascadero, they will welcome Santa Ynez at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Atascadero is facing Santa Ynez at the right time seeing as Santa Ynez is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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