The Thousand Oaks Lancers will square off against the Linfield Christian Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Thousand Oaks' favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 11 games.
Thousand Oaks had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They enjoyed a cozy 66-51 win over King on Wednesday. Given Thousand Oaks' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 50th, while King is ranked 348th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, even though Dana Hills scored an imposing 62 points on Wednesday, Linfield Christian still came out on top. Linfield Christian sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 64-62 victory over Dana Hills. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Linfield Christian.
Thousand Oaks pushed their record up to 23-6 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.2 points per game. As for Linfield Christian, their win bumped their record up to 13-16.
