You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Oxnard's strategy against Royal on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Oxnard Yellowjackets blew the Royal Highlanders out of the water with a 51-17 final score. The Yellowjackets' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Poni Maria continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 305 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per attempt. The team also got some help courtesy of Aiden Berrelleza, who picked up 55 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Although Royal took the loss, they still got scores from Zach Nagy and Landen Murray.
Oxnard's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-4. As for Royal, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4.
Oxnard will head out to square off against Oak Park at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Oak Park is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33 points per game this season. As for Royal, they will welcome Buena at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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