After soaring to 33 points the game before, Santa Barbara was a bit more limited in their match on Wednesday. They were dealt a 39-12 loss at the hands of the Ventura Cougars. While losing is never fun, the Dons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 124th, while the Cougars are ranked 12th).
It was another big night for Ava Ortman, who threw for 374 yards and six touchdowns while completing 77.3% of her passes, and also rushed for 52 yards for Ventura. Kaiya Cooke was Ortman's top target, picking up 173 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
The defeat snapped Santa Barbara's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 7-2 record. As for Ventura, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Santa Barbara will take on Rio Mesa at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Rio Mesa will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Santa Barbara surely won't give up without a fight. As for Ventura, they will head out on the road to square off against Oak Park at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Ventura is looking to tack on another W to their nine-game streak on the road.
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