The Pacifica Tritons are taking a road trip to square off against the Newbury Park Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Pacifica blew past Oxnard, posting a 44-7 victory at home. Given the Tritons' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 87th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 499th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of the win came down to the chemistry between Dominic Duran and his top target Savion Taylor. Duran threw for 229 yards and four touchdowns while completing 77.3% of his passes while Taylor picked up 156 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pacifica was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 474 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Oxnard only gained 172.
Pacifica wouldn't let Oxnard keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Pacifica can thank Juju Hernandez and Dejuan Colvin for forcing both of them. Colvin didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made three total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Newbury Park was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Arroyo Grande 35-7 on the road. The Panthers pushed the score to 35-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles cut but never quite recovered from.
Brady Smigiel looked great while leading his team to the win, throwing for 214 yards and two touchdowns, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Newbury Park also got a significant boost from Tyler Stromsoe, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 80 yards.
Newbury Park's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Shane Rosenthal and Balen Betancourt.
The victory made it two in a row for Pacifica and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Newbury Park, their record is now 2-0.
Everything came up roses for Pacifica against Newbury Park when the teams last played back in September of 2019 as the team secured a 65-14 win. In that game, Pacifica amassed a halftime lead of 38-14, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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