Two dominant signal callers in Brady Smigiel and Bear Bachmeier are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Newbury Park Panthers are taking a road trip to face off against the Murrieta Valley Nighthawks at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Newbury Park sitting on 13 straight victories and Murrieta Valley on five.
Newbury Park is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They managed a 20-14 win over Yorba Linda. The 20-point effort marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Smigiel continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 164 yards and two touchdowns, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Shane Rosenthal also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Newbury Park didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Michael Guzman and Carter Taylor. Taylor is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least six every time he's taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Murrieta Valley ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Oaks Christian , sneaking past 55-52.
It was another big night for Bachmeier, who rushed for 98 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 238 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.3% of his passes. Dorian Hoze was another major influence, as he rushed for 183 yards and ran in a TD.
Newbury Park's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30.4 points. As for Murrieta Valley, their record is now 11-2.
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