Football Preview: Buena Bulldogs vs. Ventura Cougars
The Buena Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the Ventura Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Buena is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
Buena's offense might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Oxnard on Wednesday. They had to suffer through a 45-0 loss at the hands of the Yellowjackets. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 511th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 159th).
Meanwhile, Ventura beat Agoura 19-12 on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.
A big part of Ventura's win 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 put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making a tackle and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Buena's loss dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Ventura, their victory bumped their record up to 21-3.
Buena took a serious blow against Ventura in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 33-6. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cooke, who picked up 101 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 78 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. Now that Buena knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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