Canyon is 2-8 against West Ranch since November of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Canyon Cowboys will face off against the West Ranch Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Canyon managed to keep up with Hart until halftime two weeks ago, but things quickly went downhill from there. Canyon came up short against Hart, falling 61-40. While losing is never fun, the Cowboys can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 340th, while the Hawks are ranked 166th).
Canyon's defeat came about despite a quality game from Sebastian Martinez, who rushed for 19 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 177 yards and a touchdown. A healthy portion of that aerial production (113 yards to be exact) went to Evan Watts, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, West Ranch didn't have quite enough to beat Golden Valley on Friday and fell 21-19. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, West Ranch had strong showings from Luke Deperno, who rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown, and Aidan Lynch, who rushed for 77 yards on only nine carries. The dominant performance gave Lynch a new career-high in rushing yards.
Canyon is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-5. As for West Ranch, their record is now an identical 3-5.
Canyon ended up a good deal behind West Ranch in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, losing 30-14. Can Canyon avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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