Football Recap: C.J. Thompson Leads Rancho Verde to Victory over Great Oak

By Team Reports Sep 8, 2024, 11:32pm

Football Recap: Rancho Verde Mustangs vs. Great Oak Wolfpack

Suggested Video

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Corona del Mar, Rancho Verde was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They managed a 26-21 win over the Great Oak Wolfpack. That's more bragging rights for the Mustangs, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

C.J. Thompson was the offensive standout of the match as he threw for 266 yards and three touchdowns.

Great Oak lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Ryder Parks, who picked up 133 receiving yards and a touchdown. Reagan Ricken was another key player, having thrown for 253 yards and two touchdowns.

The victory got Rancho Verde back to even at 1-1. As for Great Oak, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-2.

Rancho Verde will welcome La Quinta at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Great Oak, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Fallbrook at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps