Nipomo hasn't had much luck against Arroyo Grande recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Nipomo Titans will take on the Arroyo Grande Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Nipomo beat Santa Ynez 13-7.
The critical scores for Nipomo came from Nick Evans and Juan Zarate.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the match if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Arroyo Grande's strategy against Righetti on Friday. Arroyo Grande strolled past Righetti with points to spare, taking the game 42-27. Arroyo Grande's win was all the more impressive since the Warriors were averaging only 16.4 points allowed on the season.
It was another big night for Zack Tayman, who rushed for 134 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. Another player making a difference was Sam Wulff, who threw for 127 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Arroyo Grande was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Arroyo Grande wouldn't let Righetti keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Arroyo Grande can thank Levi Childers and Noah Schmidt for forcing both of them.
Nipomo's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3-1. As for Arroyo Grande, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Nipomo was taken down by Arroyo Grande 38-8 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Nipomo, Junior Herlihy (who rushed for 25 yards and two touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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