Oxnard and Pacifica are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2014, but not for long. The Oxnard Yellowjackets will head out on the road to challenge the Pacifica Tritons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Oxnard is leaving town to face Pacifica after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Oxnard fell just short of Calabasas by a score of 9-6 on Friday.
Meanwhile, Pacifica had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They took their match on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 42-6 victory over West Ranch. Given the Tritons' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 91st, while the Wildcats are ranked 270th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of the win came down to the chemistry between Dominic Duran and his top target Savion Taylor. Duran threw for 501 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per attempt while Taylor picked up 326 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Taylor was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 52 yards. Pacifica also got help from Anthony Jacobs Jr, who showed off his sure hands for 93 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pacifica was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 666 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Ranch only gained 188.
Pacifica didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Budder Aina and Max Magana.
Oxnard took a serious blow against Pacifica in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 42-14. Can Oxnard avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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