Newbury Park hasn't had much luck against Westlake recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Newbury Park Panthers are taking a road trip to challenge the Westlake Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Newbury Park will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Calabasas, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Newbury Park enjoyed a cozy 51-34 win over Calabasas on Tuesday. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 278th, while the Coyotes are ranked 557th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Westlake had already won 13 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.2 points) and they went ahead and made it 14 on Tuesday. They strolled past the Lancers with points to spare, taking the game 54-35.
Westlake is also on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.2 points per game. As for Newbury Park, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 15-11.
Newbury Park suffered a grim 58-37 defeat to Westlake in their previous matchup two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Westlake's Mathis Dritz, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 16 rebounds. Now that Newbury Park knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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