Football Game Preview: Newbury Park Panthers vs. Rio Mesa Spartans + How To Watch

Panthers

Points

10/24/25 @ Thousand Oaks	7
10/17/25 @ Westlake	23
10/10/25 vs Calabasas	46
10/03/25 vs Santa Barbara	31
09/26/25 vs Ventura	43
+ 4 more games

The Newbury Park Panthers will square off against the Rio Mesa Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Newbury Park is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.4 points per game this season.

The home team had won the previous four meetings between Newbury Park and Thousand Oaks, and Thousand Oaks kept the tradition alive. The Panthers took a 17-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lancers on Friday. The matchup marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Newbury Park didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Landon Stuart and Vincent Carner.

Meanwhile, Rio Mesa was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were beaten by Calabasas 42-14. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 527th, while the Coyotes are ranked 234th).

Although Rio Mesa took the loss, they still got scores from Aidan Nunes and Juan Munoz.

Rio Mesa's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Newbury Park, they now have a losing record of 4-5.

Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Newbury Park has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 381.9 total yards per game. It's a different story for Rio Mesa, though, as they've been averaging only 241.4 total yards. Will Newbury Park be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will the Spartans flip the script?

Everything came up roses for Newbury Park against Rio Mesa in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, as the team secured a 41-2 win. In that contest, the Panthers amassed a halftime lead of 31-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.