Football Recap: Gabby Jensen and Jessie Giacomazzi Pace Agoura Defense

By Team Reports Oct 8, 2024, 3:32pm

Football Recap: Agoura Chargers vs. Ventura Cougars

If Agoura was feeling good fresh off their 75-20 takedown of Oxnard on Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Agoura Chargers took a 19-12 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Ventura Cougars on Saturday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Chargers of the 13-6 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.

Agoura didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Gabby Jensen and Jessie Giacomazzi. What's more, Giacomazzi also racked up 28 rushing yards, the mostshe's had since back in August.

A big part of Ventura's victory came down to the chemistry between Ava Ortman and her top target Kaiya Cooke. Ortman threw for 182 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.4% of her passes while Cooke picked up 101 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Ortman also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making a tackle and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception.

Agoura's defeat dropped their record down to 14-5. As for Ventura, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 21-3.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Agoura will face off against Thousand Oaks at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Agoura will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive. As for Ventura, they will take on Buena at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Ventura is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.6 points per game this season.

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