Morro Bay had to take a loss the last time they challenged Atascadero but Sands Dougherty made sure they didn't get the same satisfaction on Friday. The Morro Bay Pirates blew past the Atascadero Greyhounds 54-34 thanks in part to Dougherty, who rushed for 170 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per carry, and also threw for 339 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
John Myers was Dougherty's top target, picking up 225 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Myers really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 80 yards.
Morro Bay was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 270 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 69.7 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've averaged 169.3.
The victory made it two in a row for Morro Bay and bumps their season record up to 4-5. As for Atascadero, they moved to 5-4 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Morro Bay will challenge Nipomo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Morro Bay is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.4 points per game this season. As for Atascadero, they will square off against San Luis Obispo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. San Luis Obispo will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Atascadero surely won't give up without a fight.
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