Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ventura). They claimed a resounding 49-14 victory over the Royal Highlanders. With the Cougars ahead 35-14 at the half, the match was all but over already.
A big part of Ventura's win came down to the chemistry between Derek Garcia and his top target Josh Woodworth. Garcia threw for 198 yards and three touchdowns while Woodworth picked up 120 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Woodworth has become a key player for Ventura: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Gage Kushner, who rushed for 60 yards and two touchdowns.
Ventura didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Cristiano Alvarez and Myles Russell.
Although Royal took the loss, they still got scores from Devon Ware and Jonathan Arreola.
Ventura is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Royal, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.
Ventura has already played their next game, a 17-7 victory against Oak Park on the 25th. As for Royal, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 41-0 loss against Moorpark on the 25th.
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