The Hart Hawks will face off against the West Ranch Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hart is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
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 put the hurt on Golden Valley with a sharp 34-14 victory.
Hart's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jacob Paisano led the charge by throwing for 240 yards and a touchdown, while also punching 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, Timothy Tadler Ii, and Tadler Ii picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 36 points the game before, West Ranch was a bit more limited in their match 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 win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for West Ranch, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Hart ended up a good deal behind West Ranch in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, losing 42-25. 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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