Santa Paula and Portola squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Santa Paula had to settle for second. They took a 14-10 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Portola Bulldogs. The Cardinals were red-hot offensively headed into the match (they scored no less than 31 points in the three matchups prior) but the Bulldogs' defense proved too tough.
Portola can attribute much of their success to Timothy Grettenberg, who rushed for 126 yards on only 14 carries.
With the loss, Santa Paula broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-5. As for Portola, the win got them back to even at 6-6.
Santa Paula does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Portola, they will welcome Baldwin Park at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Portola will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
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