After flying high against Buena on Tuesday, Ventura came back down to earth. The Cougars took a 31-19 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Dos Pueblos Chargers on Thursday. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Cougars, who until this contest were averaging 13.95 points allowed.
When it comes to explaining why Ventura lost, don't look at Ava Ortman. Despite the final result, she threw for 297 yards and a pair of TDs while completing 79.6% of her passes, and also rushed for 71 yards and one touchdown. The Cougars' leading receiver Kaiya Cooke was Ortman's top target yet again, picking up 73 receiving yards and one score.
Ventura's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-5. As for Dos Pueblos, they pushed their record up to 19-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Ventura and Dos Pueblos should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. The Cougars (ranked 28th) will meet Marshall (ranked 111th) at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few points on average (Ventura 14, the Barristers 13.9) so any points scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Dos Pueblos will square off against Buena at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank advantage (9 vs. 294).
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