Santa Paula entered their contest against San Marcos on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Santa Paula Cardinals took a 28-14 bruising from the San Marcos Royals. The matchup marked the Cardinals' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Despite the loss, Santa Paula still got an impressive performance from Izayah Mata, who threw for 183 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 61 yards on only six carries. A healthy portion of that aerial production (83 yards to be exact) went to Sebastian Cripe.
It was another big night for Nathan Jones, who rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns for San Marcos. Jones also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making nine total tackles.
Santa Paula's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-3. As for San Marcos, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-2-1.
Santa Paula wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 29-21 loss against Dos Pueblos on the 18th. As for San Marcos, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 38-22 win against Hueneme on the 18th.
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