Nipomo has gone 7-0 against Morro Bay recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Nipomo Titans will venture away from home to face off against the Morro Bay Pirates at 7:00 p.m. Nipomo is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.
Nipomo is headed into the matchup having just posted their closest win since October 6, 2023 on Friday. They skirted past Templeton 17-14.
The critical scores for Nipomo came from Ayden Benzon and Nick Evans.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Morro Bay). They put the hurt on Atascadero with a sharp 54-34 victory on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Pirates, who have now won four contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Sands 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. His passing production has been exceptional as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 312 passing yards. John Myers was Dougherty's top target, picking up 225 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Morro Bay was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 270 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Nipomo is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 4-4-1 record this season. As for Morro Bay, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-5.
Nipomo beat Morro Bay 48-35 in their previous meeting back in September of 2021. The rematch might be a little tougher for Nipomo since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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