Football Preview: Santa Barbara Dons vs. Thousand Oaks Lancers
Two dominant signal callers in Laird Finkel and Jackson Taylor are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Santa Barbara Dons will head out to square off against the Thousand Oaks Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Thousand Oaks took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Santa Barbara, who comes in off a win.
Santa Barbara's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 31-0 victory over Westlake. The result was nothing new for the Dons, who have now won four matches by 24 points or more so far this season.
Santa Barbara didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Finley Congdon and DJ Wilson. Wilson is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks on offense in their last three contests, Thousand Oaks finally came back down to earth on Friday. They were dealt a 38-0 defeat at the hands of Newbury Park. The game marked the first time this season in which the Lancers were not able to get on the board.
The win made it two in a row for Santa Barbara and bumps their season record up to 6-2-1. As for Thousand Oaks, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-4.
Santa Barbara was able to grind out a solid victory over Thousand Oaks when the teams last played back in August of 2023, winning 29-21. Does Santa Barbara have another victory up their sleeve, or will Thousand Oaks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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