The Antelope Valley Antelopes will venture away from home to face off against the West Ranch Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 41-6, which was the final score in Antelope Valley's tilt against Golden Valley on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Antelopes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 705th, while the Grizzlies are ranked 309th).
Meanwhile, after only six points in their last matchup, West Ranch made sure to put some points up on the board against Cleveland on Thursday. West Ranch took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 35-6 victory over Cleveland.
Cooper Jackson was the offensive standout of the match as he threw for 161 yards and three touchdowns. A healthy portion of that aerial production (107 yards to be exact) went to Charlie Samuelson, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
This is the second loss in a row for Antelope Valley and nudges their season record down to 0-2. As for West Ranch, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Antelope Valley was dealt a bruising 42-0 defeat at the hands of West Ranch when the teams last played back in August of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of West Ranch's Luke Deperno, who rushed for 79 yards and five touchdowns. Now that Antelope Valley 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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