On Friday, the Santa Paula Cardinals took their game at home with ease, bagging a 55-6 victory over the Viewpoint Patriots. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cardinals.
Allen Macias went supernova for Santa Paula, rushing for 140 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. Macias' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 138 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Luna, who rushed for 91 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries.
Luna wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Santa Paula was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 314 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in 12 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Santa Paula's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Jj Wadkowski.
Despite the loss, Viewpoint still got an impressive performance from Jadon Lemmonds, who rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown.
Santa Paula's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Viewpoint, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Santa Paula will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on La Canada at 7:00 p.m. on September 13th. Santa Paula is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road dating back to last season. As for Viewpoint, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Dos Pueblos at 7:00 p.m. on September 13th.
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