Football Preview: San Clemente Tritons vs. Newbury Park Panthers
The San Clemente Tritons will face off against the Newbury Park Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
San Clemente is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They claimed a resounding 42-7 win over Damien. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tritons.
San Clemente had a senior duo take command as Colin Kohl gained 109 total yards and two touchdowns and Dawson Martinez rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. The dominant performance gave Martinez a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Ferguson, who threw for 193 yards and two touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes.
San Clemente was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 91.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 123.8.
Meanwhile, Newbury Park put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their game with ease, bagging a 27-0 victory over San Jacinto. Fans of the Panthers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Brady Smigiel continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 47 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 130 yards and a touchdown. Shane Rosenthal was in the mix as well, providing Newbury Park with a touchdown.
Newbury Park pushed their record up to 11-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 5.8 points per game. As for San Clemente, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
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