The Fillmore Flashes will head out to challenge the Santa Paula Cardinals at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Fillmore has given up an average of 29.2 points per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Fillmore's offense might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Channel Islands on Wednesday. They took a blow against the Raiders, falling 45-0. While losing is never fun, the Flashes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California flag football rankings (they are ranked 567th, while the Raiders are ranked 156th).
Meanwhile, Santa Paula owes their defense a big pat on the back after their performance on Wednesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Hueneme 27-0. The Cardinals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Fillmore better keep an eye on Angie Aguilera. She was instrumental in Santa Paula's win, throwing for 274 yards while picking up 11.0 yards per attempt, and also punching in one score on the ground. Those 274 passing yards gave Aguilera a new career-high.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Santa Paula's defense and their seven sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Tatyana Magana.
Santa Paula has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.5 points over those games. As for Fillmore, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-11.
Fillmore was taken down by Santa Paula 50-0 in their previous meeting on September 10th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Aguilera, who threw for 205 yards and five touchdowns on only 15 passes, and also rushed for 90 yards and a pair of TDs. Now that the Flashes know the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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