The West Ranch Wildcats will venture away from home to square off against the Hart Hawks at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (West Ranch: 14.9, Hart: 11.2) so any points scored will be well earned.
Last Wednesday, West Ranch came up short against Vasquez and fell 20-12. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Hart won against West Ranch on Tuesday with 28 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Wednesday. Hart blew past Valencia 28-7. The result was nothing new for the Hawks, who have now won eight games by 20 points or more so far this season.
Hart's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Gianna Costello led the charge by picking up 79 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 45 yards. Those 45 rushing yards gave Costello a new career-high. Zoey Guzman was another key signal caller, throwing for 217 yards and four touchdowns.
Hart didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Natalia Fernandez.
West Ranch's loss dropped their record down to 8-5. As for Hart, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
West Ranch suffered a grim 28-6 defeat to Hart in their previous matchup on Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hart's Ellie White, who rushed for 146 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. Now that West Ranch knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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