Football Preview: Newbury Park Panthers vs. Lincoln Hornets
The Newbury Park Panthers will venture away from home to challenge the Lincoln Hornets at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Newbury Park is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Newbury Park is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They had just enough and edged Murrieta Valley out 31-28. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Panthers have posted since November 17, 2023.
Brady Smigiel was his usual excellent self, throwing for 328 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 14.9 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 57 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September. Another player making a difference was Shane Rosenthal, who picked up 120 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Lincoln faced Cathedral Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams last Saturday. Lincoln strolled past Cathedral Catholic with points to spare, taking the game 31-13. Lincoln's win was all the more impressive since the Dons were averaging only 12.67 points allowed on the season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Aden Jackson and Junior Curtis. Jackson rushed for 154 yards and two touchdowns while Curtis rushed for 173 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.2 yards per carry.
The victory was the eighth in a row for Lincoln, bringing their record for this year to 10-2. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 7.5 points per game. As for Newbury Park, their win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-0.
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