Thousand Oaks couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell 41-34 to the El Modena Vanguards on Friday. The contest was a 21-21 toss-up at halftime, but the Lancers couldn't quite close it out.
Xzavior Guess was nothing short of spectacular for El Modena: he rushed for 91 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 320 yards and two touchdowns. Connor Smith was Guess' top target, picking up 163 receiving yards.
Thousand Oaks will challenge Ventura at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for El Modena, they will be playing at home against Colony at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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