The Newbury Park Panthers will face off against the Thousand Oaks Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Thousand Oaks heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Newbury Park took over last week. Newbury Park walked away with a 4-2 victory over Westlake on Wednesday. The Panthers' winning goal came courtesy of Elvis Tomasello.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Thousand Oaks, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They came out on top against Agoura by a score of 3-1 on Wednesday. Given the Lancers' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 109th, while the Chargers are ranked 578th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Thousand Oaks pushed their record up to 6-5-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 22 goals over those three games. As for Newbury Park, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-3-1.
Newbury Park was able to grind out a solid win over Thousand Oaks in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Newbury Park since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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