The Santa Paula Cardinals will square off against the St. Bernard Vikings 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'.
Last Friday, Santa Paula came up short against La Canada and fell 28-20. The Cardinals have struggled against the Spartans recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the defeat, Santa Paula got top-tier performance from Allen Macias, who rushed for 155 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry, and also picked up 50 receiving yards. Macias' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 138 rushing yards dating back to last season. Izayah Mata was another key player, rushing for 50 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Santa Paula was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 209 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in 13 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, St. Bernard ended up a good deal behind Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary on Friday and lost 48-32. The loss was the Vikings' first of the season.
Santa Paula's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 2-1. As for St. Bernard, their defeat was their first of the season and also makes their record 2-1.
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