Newbury Park has won five straight games at home, while San Jacinto has won five straight on the road dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Newbury Park Panthers will take on the San Jacinto Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Newbury Park knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past ten contests -- so hopefully San Jacinto likes a good challenge.
Newbury Park is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Rio Mesa: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Newbury Park blew Rio Mesa out of the water with a 41-2 final score. Fans of the Panthers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
It was another big night for Brady Smigiel, who threw for 185 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last eight games he's played. Kayin Booker helped Smigiel out on the ground, rushing for 56 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, while also catching a touchdown.
Meanwhile, San Jacinto got themselves on the board against Temescal Canyon last Thursday, but Temescal Canyon never followed suit. They blew past the Titans 46-0. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won six games by 20 points or more so far this season.
San Jacinto can attribute much of their success to Jomini Ransom, who rushed for 177 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, and Jaylen Patterson, who threw for 131 yards and two touchdowns on only ten passes. With that strong performance, Ransom is now averaging an impressive 107.7 rushing yards per game.
San Jacinto was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 264 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 171 rushing yards in six consecutive matches.
San Jacinto didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Markus Jones, Jeremiah Brown, and Daylen Love picked up one apiece.
Newbury Park's record now sits at 10-0. As for San Jacinto, their record is now 8-1.
Friday's contest will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Smigiel and Patterson. Smigiel just won't slow down this season and has thrown 38 touchdowns while averaging 247.4 passing yards per game. Patterson has been a dominant force too and has thrown 14 touchdowns while averaging 171.7 passing yards per game.
We should be in store for an exciting game as Newbury Park and San Jacinto have no problem gaining yardage. Newbury Park has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 372.6 total yards per game. However, it's not like San Jacinto struggles in that department as they've been averaging 400.4. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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