Football Preview: Chino Cowboys vs. Ramona Rams
The Chino Cowboys are on the road again on Saturday to play the Ramona Rams at 11:20 a.m. Chino's defense has only allowed 12.3 points per game this season, so Ramona's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Chino's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They strolled past Montclair with points to spare, taking the game 19-0. Given the Cowboys' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 159th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 459th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Chino's win came down to the chemistry between Angelina (Sophia) Gamboa and her top target Emma Sandoval. Gamboa threw for 181 yards and three touchdowns while Sandoval gained 121 total yards and two touchdowns. Gamboa is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as she's now passed for three or more in the last four games she's played.
Chino didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Angelina Ortiz and London Gibbs.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ramona). They claimed a resounding 40-2 victory over Indian Springs on the road. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Rams considering their 12-point performance the match before.
Ashley Padilla went supernova for Ramona, throwing for 351 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75.6% of her passes. Olivia Molina also helped with two touchdowns in total.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Ramona's defense and their six sacks. Ayana Goodwin was especially locked on to Indian Springs' QB and sacked her five times.
Chino pushed their record up to 12-7 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Ramona, the victory got them back to even at 11-11.
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