The Thousand Oaks Lancers will challenge the Newbury Park Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Thousand Oaks took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They came out on top against Agoura by a score of 3-1. Given the Lancers' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 109th, while the Chargers are ranked 578th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Newbury Park's game on Wednesday was all tied up 2-2 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They walked away with a 4-2 win over Westlake. The Panthers' winning goal came courtesy of Elvis Tomasello.
Thousand Oaks' victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-5-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 22 goals over those three contests. As for Newbury Park, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-3-1.
Thousand Oaks came up short against Newbury Park in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 2-0. Will Thousand Oaks have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.
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