Two dominant signal callers in Ava Ortman and Jaylin Macias are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Ventura Cougars will face off against the Marshall Barristers at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few points on average (Ventura 14, Marshall 13.4) so any points scored will be well earned.
Ventura is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Dos Pueblos just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 31-19 to the Chargers. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Cougars, who until this matchup were averaging 13.95 points allowed.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Kaiya Cooke, who picked up 73 receiving yards and one TD.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Marshall's offense. They took a 7-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Eagle Rock on Friday. The shutout was out of character for the Barristers seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in August.
Ventura's loss dropped their record down to 15-5. As for Marshall, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-8.
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