With a playoff win on the line, Thousand Oaks rose to the challenge on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the Oxnard Yellowjackets. Given the Lancers' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 15th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 72nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Anna Cole and Maddie Linville scored both of Thousand Oaks' goals, bringing their combined season tally to 17 goals.

Lancers
02/14/25 @ Oxnard | 2-1 |
01/28/25 @ Westlake | 3-1 |
01/27/25 @ Calabasas | 1-0 |
Thousand Oaks' victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-7. As for Oxnard, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-3.
Thousand Oaks has already played their next game, a 3-2 win against Ayala on the 18th. Oxnard does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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