The Santa Paula Cardinals will challenge the Crespi Celts at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Crespi took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Santa Paula, who comes in off a win.
If Santa Paula beats Crespi with 31 points on Saturday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Santa Paula put the hurt on Fillmore with a sharp 31-7 win last Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Cardinals have posted against the Flashes since September 15, 2017.
It was another big night for Allen Macias, who rushed for 185 yards and two touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 130 rushing yards. Sebastian Alcantar was another key back, rushing for 64 yards and a touchdown.
Santa Paula was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 326 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in 20 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Crespi didn't have quite enough to beat St. Anthony last Friday and fell 30-27.
Despite the loss, Crespi got top-tier performance from Masyn Harvey, who rushed for 162 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry, and also threw for 146 yards and a touchdown.
Even if they lost, Crespi's defense still kept up the pressure with 3.5 sacks. Leading the way was James Moffat with two. He is becoming a predictor of Crespi's success: when he posts at least one sack the team is 2-1 (and 3-4 when he doesn't). Somto Nwude was another major factor on D, picking up 1.5 sacks and making 13 total tackles (2.5 for loss).
Santa Paula's win bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Crespi, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.
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