The Calabasas Coyotes will head out on the road to challenge the Newbury Park Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Calabasas has given up an average of 32.7 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
On Friday, Calabasas lost to Thousand Oaks at home by a 49-34 margin. The Coyotes have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Kayne Miller and Jordan Johnson. Johnson had a great game and rushed for 245 yards and four TDs while picking up 11.1 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Miller was balling out in the loss, rushing for 110 yards and one score.
Meanwhile, Newbury Park earned a 31-21 win over Santa Barbara on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Newbury Park found their leader in sophomore Darrien Johnson, who rushed for 76 yards and one touchdown on only six carries. Johnson didn't just play on offense: he also made seven total tackles and defended one pass.
Special teams was a major factor in the game for Newbury Park, racking up 13 points in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Ryder Janton, who ran a punt back for a touchdown.
The victory got Newbury Park back to even at 3-3. As for Calabasas, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 3-3.
Calabasas was dealt a bruising 48-20 loss at the hands of Newbury Park in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Panthers' Brady Smigiel, who threw for 263 yards and four TDs on only 19 passes, and also punched in one score on the ground. Now that the Coyotes know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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