Ventura's game last Thursday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 34-20 win over the Buena Bulldogs. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 224th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 479th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Ventura to victory were Gage Kushner and Derek Garcia. Kushner rushed for 171 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.1 yards per carry, while Garcia threw for 248 yards and four touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Kushner a new career-high in rushing yards. 83 of those passing yards were hauled in by Josh Woodworth, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Ventura didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Daniel (Chucky) Munoz and Cristiano Alvarez.
Despite the loss, Buena still got an impressive performance from Aaron Cesario, who picked up 139 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake Eberhard, who threw for 228 yards and three touchdowns.
Ventura is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 3-3 record this season. As for Buena, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4.
Ventura will host Moorpark at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ventura is out to stop a three-game streak of losses at home. As for Buena, they will head out to take on Royal at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Buena is facing Royal at the right time seeing as Royal is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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