Santa Barbara entered their contest against Newbury Park on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Santa Barbara Dons had to suffer through a 35-6 loss at the hands of the Newbury Park Panthers. It was the first time this season that the Dons let down their fans at home.
Newbury Park got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Brady Smigiel out in front who threw for 195 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. Smigiel is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Newbury Park also got a significant boost from Tyler Stromsoe, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 89 yards.
Having lost for the first time this season, Santa Barbara fell to 4-1-1. As for Newbury Park, their victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Santa Barbara will take on Rio Mesa at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Rio Mesa is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.2 points per game this season. As for Newbury Park, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Calabasas at 7:00 p.m. Newbury Park also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averged 40.8 points per game.
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