The Hart Hawks will square off against the West Ranch Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hart will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Hart's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Friday, when they got past Golden Valley's usually-dominant defense. Hart was the clear victor by a 34-14 margin over Golden Valley.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hart to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jacob Paisano, who threw for 240 yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Zach Rogozik helped Paisano out on the ground, rushing for 52 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 44 receiving yards.
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 Matthew Charles, Kannon Clark, and Clark picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 36 points the game before, West Ranch was a bit more limited in their contest two weeks ago. They lost 30-7 to Thousand Oaks. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 306th, while the Lancers are ranked 128th).
Hart's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for West Ranch, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Things could have been worse for Hart, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 42-25 loss to West Ranch in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of West Ranch's Luke Deperno, who rushed for 262 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry. Now that Hart knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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