After soaring to 35 points the game before, Oxnard was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They took a 19-9 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Ventura Cougars. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 344th, while the Cougars are ranked 151st).
Poni Maria threw for 179 yards and a touchdown.
Victor Menendez was his top target, picking up 69 receiving yards.
Ventura's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Derek Garcia, who threw for 176 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 37 yards. That's the most rushing yards Garcia has posted since back in September. A healthy portion of Garcia's aerial production (111 yards to be exact) went to Jack Cunningham, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Oxnard's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Ventura, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-3.
As of now, neither Oxnard nor Ventura have any future games scheduled.
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