Agoura had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. Everything went their way against the Santa Paula Cardinals as they made off with a 50-26 victory. Given the Chargers' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 171st, while the Cardinals are ranked 474th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
DC Stevenson went supernova for Agoura, throwing for 223 yards and four touchdowns on only 18 passes.
Another reason for the win was Agoura's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. In that department, Will Gelt was the leader with three. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven. Nathan Conmy was another major factor on D, picking up 1.5 sacks, making ten total tackles, and defending two passes.
Loss or not, Santa Paula got some senior leadership from Izayah Mata and Allen Macias. Mata threw for 275 yards and a touchdown while completing 74.1% of his passes, while Macias gained 138 total yards and two touchdowns. A healthy portion of that aerial production (82 yards to be exact) went to Sebastian Cripe.
Agoura's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Santa Paula, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-2.
Agoura has already played their next matchup, a 49-27 victory against Dos Pueblos on the 10th. As for Santa Paula, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 28-14 loss against San Marcos on the 11th.
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