Cougars
| 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 never let their opponents score on Saturday. They breezed past the Simi Valley Pioneers to the tune of 35-0. Considering the Cougars have won five contests by more than 31 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Ventura got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Ava Ortman out in front who threw for 244 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.7% of her passes, and also rushed for 43 yards. Ortman's passing game has become a key predictor of the Cougars' success: the team is 6-1 when her passer rating is 110 or higher, but only 1-2 otherwise. Ventura's leading receiver Mya Rodriguez was Ortman's top target yet again, picking up 111 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
Ventura didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Kaiya Cooke, Rodriguez, Ellie Noah, and Danika Simpson picked up one apiece. Noah has been hot recently, having also posted at least one defended passe the last four times she's played.
The win (which was Ventura's fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-3. The victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 6.8 points on average over those games. As for Simi Valley, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-8.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Ventura will square off against San Marcos at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Royals' defense has only allowed 4.9 points per game this season, so the Cougars' offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Simi Valley, they will face off against Royal at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
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