Football Recap: Ventura Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Oct 17, 2024, 2:56pm

Football Recap: Ventura Cougars vs. Oxnard Yellowjackets

If Ventura was riding high fresh off their 52-0 takedown of Pacifica last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Ventura Cougars were just a hair shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 8-7 to the Oxnard Yellowjackets. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Cougars came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 135th).

Ava Ortman rushed for 63 yards on only eight carries, and also threw for 151 yards on 17 of 31 attempts. Mya Rodriguez was her top target, picking up 80 receiving yards, while also throwing for a yards and a touchdown on her only pass of the game.

Ventura moved to 23-4 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak. As for Oxnard, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-9.

Ventura didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 27-19 defeat against Dos Pueblos on the 16th. Oxnard has also already played their next contest, a 19-18 victory against San Marcos on the 16th.

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