Two dominant backs in Monty Coleman and Luke Deperno are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Castaic Coyotes will head out to take on the West Ranch Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Castaic is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Castaic is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Hart on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Castaic was dealt a 35-7 loss at the hands of Hart. The Coyotes were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-7.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for West Ranch, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They put the hurt on Saugus with a sharp 48-24 victory on Friday. The Wildcats' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
It was another big night for Deperno, who rushed for 282 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also picked up 36 receiving yards. Those 282 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Andrew Hamilton also helped out with an impressive 89 receiving yards.
Castaic's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for West Ranch, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Castaic took a serious blow against West Ranch in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 56-28. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Deperno, who rushed for 189 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per carry. Now that Castaic knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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