The Buena Bulldogs will head out to take on the Royal Highlanders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Buena ended up a good deal behind Ventura and lost 34-20. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 479th, while the Cougars are ranked 224th).
Despite the defeat, Buena got top-tier performance from Aaron Cesario, who picked up 139 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Blake Eberhard was another key player, throwing for 228 yards and three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Royal was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were outmatched by Oxnard on the road and fell 51-17. The Highlanders were already down big by the end of the third quarter and they stayed that way after failing to score in the fourth.
Although Royal took the loss, they still got scores from Zach Nagy and Landen Murray.
This is the second loss in a row for Buena and nudges their season record down to 2-4. As for Royal, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 2-4.
Buena came up short against Royal when the teams last played back in August of 2017, falling 28-22. Can Buena avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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