After two games on the road, Dos Pueblos is heading back home. They will welcome the Santa Paula Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Dos Pueblos is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Agoura on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Dos Pueblos came up short against Agoura, falling 49-27. While losing is never fun, Dos Pueblos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 594th, while Agoura is ranked 171st).
Although Dos Pueblos took the loss, they still got scores from Brady Walbridge, Andrew Cook, Kaleb Williams, and Zach Gesswein.
Dos Pueblos wouldn't let Agoura keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Nicolas Schares was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Meanwhile, Santa Paula entered their match against San Marcos on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Santa Paula took a hard 28-14 fall against San Marcos. The Cardinals gained 152 more yards on the day, but it was the Royals that made the best use of them.
Izayah Mata put forth a good effort for the losing side as he threw for 183 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 61 yards on only six carries.
Dos Pueblos' loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Santa Paula, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-3.
Friday's matchup will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Williams and Allen Macias. Williams has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 111.2 rushing yards per game this season. For his part, Macias has averaged 123.6 rushing yards per game this season.
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