Football Preview: Thousand Oaks Lancers vs. Pacifica Tritons
Two dominant signal callers in Jackson Taylor and Dominic Duran are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Thousand Oaks Lancers are on the road again on Friday to play the Pacifica Tritons at 7:00 p.m.
Thousand Oaks is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against El Modena by a score of 21-14.
Thousand Oaks didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Luke Sullivan and Brady Beck. Thousand Oaks got some further help from Cory McEnroe: he picked up two sacks and made 11 total tackles.
Meanwhile, Pacifica had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.3 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They secured a 45-41 W over the Jackrabbits.
Pacifica's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Isaiah Dillon led the charge by picking up 159 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Dillon was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 59 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Duran, who threw for 240 yards and three touchdowns.
Pacifica's win bumped their record up to 8-4. As for Thousand Oaks, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 8-4.
Thousand Oaks took a serious blow against Pacifica in their previous meeting back in September of 2019, falling 62-7. Thankfully for Thousand Oaks, Michael Johnson Iii (who rushed for 97 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, and also picked up 138 receiving yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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