The Ventura Cougars will face off against the Salesian Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Salesian will be up against a hot Ventura squad: the team just extended their winning streak to five. The Cougars claimed a resounding 56-7 victory over Oxnard. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 215th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 842nd) , the win on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jack Cunningham
| 10/31/25 @ Oxnard | 5 |
| 10/24/25 vs Oak Park | 1 |
| 10/17/25 @ Royal | 3 |
| 10/10/25 @ Moorpark | 3 |
| 09/26/25 @ Newbury Park | 3 |
| + 3 more games |
A big part of Ventura's win came down to the chemistry between Derek Garcia and his top target Jack Cunningham. Garcia threw for 260 yards and five TDs while completing 88.9% of his passes while Cunningham picked up 260 receiving yards and five touchdowns. Thanks to that big game, Cunningham is now up to 21 receiving touchdowns on the season. Gavin Scarlett was another key player, throwing for 113 yards and a pair of TDs while completing 80% of his passes.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Ventura proved: they limited Oxnard to a paltry 0.7 yards per carry. The team can thank Dylan Klinzing for the heroic effort on defense: he. Sadly, that's becoming something of a trend for Ventura; they were averaging 5.4yards per carry per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've fallen to only 0 per game.
Ventura didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Nathan Swaim, Myles Russell, and Ethan Soltero picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Salesian got the win against La Salle on Friday by a conclusive 35-14. The victory continues a trend for the Mustangs in their matchups with the Lancers: they've now won three in a row.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in J'Anthony Cobb and Alexandros Darlas. Cobb had a great game and gained 303 total yards and four touchdowns. Meanwhile, Darlas was balling out in the loss, rushing for 203 yards and one score.
Ventura's win bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Salesian, their victory bumped their record up to 7-3.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
