Basketball Recap: Neda Karandish Key Part of a Team Effort in Panthers Win

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

12/11/24 vs Simi Valley	35
12/26/24 @ Taft	25
12/07/24 @ Heritage Christian	18
12/13/24 @ St. Bonaventure	6
12/19/24 vs Oxnard	-21

Newbury Park made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Taft, but still couldn't quite topple them. The Newbury Park Panthers ended the year with a bang, routing the Taft Toreadors 55-30 on Thursday. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matchups by 22 points or more this season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Newbury Park to victory, but perhaps none more so than Neda Karandish, who went 5 for 8 on her way to 11 points and five steals. London Lefler was another key player, going 6 of 9 on her way to 14 points.

Newbury Park's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-4. As for Taft, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5.

Newbury Park has already played their next contest, a 55-49 victory against Shalhevet on the 27th. As for Taft, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 39-24 win against Fillmore on the 28th.