Football Preview: Santa Barbara Dons vs. Newbury Park Panthers
The Santa Barbara Dons are on the road again on Saturday to play the Newbury Park Panthers at 9:00 a.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Santa Barbara beat Rio Mesa 28-22.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Newbury Park). They really took it to Hueneme for the full four quarters, racking up a 39-0 victory on the road. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Vikings are ranked 387th), the result on Wednesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Santa Barbara is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. As for Newbury Park, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 8-6.
Santa Barbara came up short against Newbury Park in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 26-19. Can Santa Barbara avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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