Newbury Park is 2-8 against Westlake since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Newbury Park Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Westlake Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Newbury Park sitting on 20 straight victories and Westlake on four.
Even though Newbury Park has not done well against Calabasas recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Newbury Park strolled past Calabasas with points to spare, taking the game 48-33. Given Newbury Park's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 96th, while Calabasas is ranked 306th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Newbury Park got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kierabella Coletta-Todd out in front who scored 22 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which Coletta-Todd has scored at least a third of Newbury Park's points. Kimiko Carmer was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with seven rebounds and four steals.
Meanwhile, Westlake can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent game on Saturday. Everything went their way against Rolling Hills Prep as Westlake made off with a 64-42 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win Westlake has posted since November 14, 2023.
Westlake found their leader in underclassman Mathis Dritz, who dropped a double-double on 40 points and 21 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Dritz has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor Swanson, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds.
Newbury Park's victory was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-1. They've been dominating during the contests in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 30.67 points. As for Westlake, their win bumped their record up to 10-6.
This contest is shaping up to be a blowout: Newbury Park hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having only averaged 56.7 points per game. It's a different story for Westlake, though, as they've been averaging only 59.3 points per game. The only thing between Newbury Park and another offensive beatdown is Westlake. Will they be able to keep them contained?
Newbury Park took a serious blow against Westlake in their previous meeting back in January of 2023, falling 75-28. The match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Newbury Park was down 39-13.
