West Ranch has been away from home for three games now, but on Wednesday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Hart Hawks at 6:30 p.m. Both have allowed few points on average, (West Ranch: 12.8, Hart: 10.4) so any points scored will be well earned.
West Ranch's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Monday, when they got past Vasquez's usually-dominant defense. West Ranch took down Vasquez 33-19. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 149th, while the Mustangs are ranked 433rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Hart got the win against Valencia on Monday by a conclusive 28-6. Considering the Hawks have won five games by more than 19 points this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Hart's win came down to the chemistry between Zoey Guzman and her top target Jessica Gutierrez. Guzman threw for 280 yards and three touchdowns while completing 92% of her passes while Gutierrez picked up 164 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Gutierrez is becoming a predictor of Hart's success: when she posts at least two receiving touchdowns the team is 7-2 (and 1-2 when she doesn't).
Hart's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Nathalia Raio, Fhernanda Merino, and Merino picked up one apiece.
West Ranch's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-2. As for Hart, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
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