Cougars
| 12/05/25 @ Arroyo Grande | 35-28 |
| 11/29/25 vs St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy | 63-28 |
| 11/21/25 @ Agoura | 28-14 |
| 11/14/25 vs Moorpark | 35-28 |
| 11/07/25 vs Salesian | 42-31 |
| + 5 more games |
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Ventura had no problem doing just that on Friday. They came out on top against the Arroyo Grande Eagles by a score of 35-28. The win was familiar territory for the Cougars, who have now won ten contests in a row.
A big part of Ventura's victory came down to the chemistry between Derek Garcia and his top target Tristan Savage. Garcia rushed for 101 yards and one touchdown on only seven carries while Savage gained 168 total yards and three touchdowns. Savage's longest rush was for an impressive 60 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Ventura also got a significant boost from James Watson, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 103 yards.
Ventura was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 345 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Arroyo Grande's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Caleb Clark, who gained 87 total yards and three touchdowns, and Zack Tayman, who rushed for 126 yards and one TD on only 13 carries.
Ventura's win bumped their record up to 13-2. As for Arroyo Grande, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-5.
Coming up, Ventura will welcome St. Ignatius College Preparatory at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Arroyo Grande does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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