Newbury Park put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 43-14 win over the Ventura Cougars. 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.
A big part of Newbury Park's victory came down to the chemistry between Brady Smigiel and his top target Shane Rosenthal. Smigiel threw for 287 yards and five touchdowns while Rosenthal picked up 166 receiving yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, Rosenthal is now averaging an impressive 104.2 receiving yards per game.
Newbury Park's defense made their presence known, laying out Derek Garcia. four times. Blake Bryce was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up three sackshimself.
Several Cougars players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Garcia, who threw for 159 yards and two touchdowns. Tristan Savage also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Newbury Park's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Ventura, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Newbury Park wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 35-6 victory against Santa Barbara on the 5th. As for Ventura, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 34-20 win against Buena on the 4th.
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