The West Ranch Wildcats will head out to square off against the Hart Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
West Ranch is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 36 points on September 5th, they were much more limited against Thousand Oaks last Friday. They came up short against the Lancers, falling 30-7. 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).
Meanwhile, Hart came tearing into Friday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Grizzlies with a sharp 34-14 victory. Hart's win was all the more impressive since the Grizzlies were averaging only 13.4 points allowed on the season.
West Ranch's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Hart, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
West Ranch strolled past Hart when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a score of 42-25. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Ranch since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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