The Vista Ridge Rangers will welcome the Round Rock Westwood Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Vista Ridge's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Round Rock Westwood has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Vista Ridge earned a 38-31 win over Hutto. With that victory, the Rangers brought their scoring average up to 26.4 points per game.
Deshaun Castillo went supernova for Vista Ridge, picking up 131 receiving yards and three touchdowns, while also punching in a rushing score. Vista Ridge also got a significant boost from JD Jackson, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 87 yards.
Vista Ridge wouldn't let Hutto keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Vista Ridge can thank CJ Milligan and Jason Handy for forcing both of them. Vista Ridge got some further help from Nate Cochren: he picked up three sacks and made ten total tackles.
Meanwhile, a win for Round Rock Westwood just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 49-0 loss at the hands of Vandegrift. The match marked the first time this year in which the Warriors were not able to get on the board.
Round Rock Westwood didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Josh Hanson and Scott Uffelman.
Vista Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 28.8 points per game. As for Round Rock Westwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Vista Ridge didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Round Rock Westwood when the teams last played back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 26-21 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Round Rock Westwood's Demani Stewart, who rushed for 203 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 30 receiving yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Vista Ridge to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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