Football Recap: Ventura Has No Trouble Against Pacifica

Cougars

Margin (Wins)

09/13/25 @ Cabrillo	47
09/04/25 vs Buena	41
09/13/25 @ Simi Valley	35
09/02/25 @ Santa Barbara	34
08/28/25 vs Pacifica	32

Ventura owes their defense a big pat on the back after their performance on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Pacifica Tritons with a sharp 20-0 victory. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by 20 points or more this season.

It was another big night for Ava Ortman, who rushed for 109 yards and a pair of TDs on only 11 carries, and also threw for 162 yards and one touchdown. Those 109 rushing yards gave her a new career-high.

Ventura's run defense was locked in: Pacifica could only muster three yards per carry. The team can thank Danika Simpson for the heroic effort on defense: she. Ventura didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 8.6.

The win made it two in a row for Ventura and bumps their season record up to 9-4. The victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 13 points in those games. As for Pacifica, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-9.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Ventura will take on rival Santa Barbara at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Pacifica is set to challenge their familiar foe Dos Pueblos at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.