The Santa Paula Cardinals will face off against the Fillmore Flashes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Santa Paula is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.7 points per game this season.
Santa Paula took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 31-12 win over Hueneme. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Cardinals as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Allen Macias continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 190 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Izayah Mata, who rushed for 65 yards on only five carries.
Santa Paula was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 307 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in 19 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Fillmore came up short against Dos Pueblos on Friday and fell 31-19. The Flashes have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the defeat, Fillmore had strong showings from Thomas Alamillo, who rushed for 47 yards and a touchdown, and Saul Fraga, who picked up 41 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Santa Paula now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Fillmore, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Santa Paula couldn't quite finish off Fillmore in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 and fell 37-35. Can Santa Paula avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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