Antelope Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 36-14 to the West Ranch Wildcats. 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 666th, while the Wildcats are ranked 275th).
Despite the loss, Antelope Valley still got an impressive performance from Gavin Houston, who rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Houston a new career-high in rushing yards.
Antelope Valley wouldn't let West Ranch keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Antelope Valley can thank De'Jon Wall and Beau Glover for forcing both of them. Wall is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
Luke Deperno was a one-man wrecking crew for West Ranch as he rushed for 205 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.3 yards per carry.
Antelope Valley's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for West Ranch, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-1.
Antelope Valley will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Knight at 7:00 p.m. on September 19th. As for West Ranch, they will venture away from home to take on Thousand Oaks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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