Two dominant backs in Allen Macias and Kaleb Williams are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Santa Paula Cardinals will face off against the Dos Pueblos Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Santa Paula is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.9 points per game this season.
Santa Paula will head out to face Dos Pueblos after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Santa Paula lost to San Marcos at home by a 28-14 margin. It was the first time this season that the Cardinals let down their fans at home.
Santa Paula's loss came about despite a quality game from Izayah Mata, who threw for 183 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 61 yards on only six carries. 83 of those passing yards were hauled in by Sebastian Cripe.
Meanwhile, a win for Dos Pueblos just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against Agoura, falling 49-27. While losing is never fun, Dos Pueblos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 594th, while Agoura is ranked 171st).
Dos Pueblos wouldn't let Agoura keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Nicolas Schares was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. Dos Pueblos got some further help from Zach Gesswein: he made 12 total tackles and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception which he returned one-yard for a touchdown.
Santa Paula's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-3. As for Dos Pueblos, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Santa Paula has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 431 total yards per game. It's a different story for Dos Pueblos, though, as they've been averaging only 185.6. Will Santa Paula be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will Dos Pueblos flip the script? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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