Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Thousand Oaks). They blew past the Westlake Warriors 41-14 on the road on Thursday. Given the Lancers' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 85th, while the Warriors are ranked 331st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Jackson Taylor, who threw for 264 yards and two touchdowns.
Thousand Oaks' defense stepped up as well, laying out Caden Atkinson. four times. Westlake's QB won't forget Cory McEnroe anytime soon given he sacked him three times.
Despite the loss, Westlake still got an impressive performance from Demanie Bell, who rushed for 135 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. Bell's longest rush was for an impressive 60 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
The victory made it two in a row for Thousand Oaks and bumps their season record up to 5-2. As for Westlake, their defeat was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-7.
Thousand Oaks and Rio Mesa are set to duel on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 860 yards in their previous games. As for Westlake, they will face off against Newbury Park at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Newbury Park knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven matchups -- so hopefully Westlake likes a good challenge.
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