Newbury Park has been away from home for three games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Westlake Warriors at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Newbury Park's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Newbury Park will bounce into Friday's game after beating Calabasas, who they had gone 0-4 against in their four prior meetings. Newbury Park took their match on the road on Thursday with ease, bagging a 48-20 win over Calabasas. 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.
Brady Smigiel continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 263 yards and four touchdowns on only 19 passes, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season. Shane Rosenthal was Smigiel's top target, picking up 167 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Newbury Park's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB five times. Carter Taylor was especially locked on to Calabasas' QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Westlake was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They had to suffer through a 41-14 loss at the hands of Thousand Oaks. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 331st, while the Lancers are ranked 85th).
Westlake might have lost, but man, Demanie Bell was a machine: he rushed for 135 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. Bell's longest rush was for an impressive 60 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Newbury Park pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Westlake, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Newbury Park took a serious blow against Westlake when the teams last played back in October of 2019, falling 63-28. Thankfully for Newbury Park, Marco Siderman (who threw for 509 yards and seven touchdowns while completing 79.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 58 yards on only six carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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