The Thousand Oaks Lancers will head out to face off against the Newbury Park Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Newbury Park took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Thousand Oaks, who comes in off a win.
Thousand Oaks was handed a three-set defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Tuesday. They won by a set and slipped past Agoura 3-2. The Lancers haven't had any issues with the Chargers recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.
Thousand Oaks took Agoura into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. The final score came out to 25-20, 21-25, 19-25, 25-11, 15-10.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Newbury Park and Westlake, and Westlake kept the tradition alive. Newbury Park lost 3-0 to Westlake on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Panthers have suffered since March 7th.
The win got Thousand Oaks back to even at 8-8. As for Newbury Park, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-14 record this season.
Thousand Oaks couldn't quite get it done against Newbury Park in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 as they fell 3-1. Can Thousand Oaks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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