Football Preview: Thousand Oaks Lancers vs. West Ranch Wildcats
Thousand Oaks has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the West Ranch Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Thousand Oaks strolled past Agoura with points to spare, taking the game 37-20.
Meanwhile, West Ranch made easy work of Antelope Valley on Thursday and carried off a 36-14 victory. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 275th, while the Antelopes are ranked 666th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Luke Deperno had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 205 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.3 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, West Ranch was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 210 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Thousand Oaks now has a winning record of 2-1. As for West Ranch, they now also have a winning record of 2-1.
Thousand Oaks might still be hurting after the 48-28 defeat they got from West Ranch in their previous matchup back in September of 2017. Thankfully for Thousand Oaks, Leron Huff (who rushed for 162 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.1 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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