The Thousand Oaks Lancers will head out on the road to face off against the St. Paul Swordsmen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Thousand Oaks is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.3 points per game this season.
Thousand Oaks took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They managed a 34-28 victory over Santa Barbara. The high-scoring effort was just what the Lancers needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Thousand Oaks didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Luke Sullivan and James Luderer.
Meanwhile, St. Paul unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of Cathedral by a score of 16-14. The Swordsmen haven't had much luck with the Phantoms recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Gabriel Castaneda put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 71 yards and two touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of St. Paul's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 4-1 (and 2-3 when he doesn't).
Thousand Oaks' win bumped their record up to 6-4. As for St. Paul, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 6-4.
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