West Ranch has been on the road for three straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will host the Hart Hawks at 6:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (West Ranch: 12.8, Hart: 10.4) so any points scored will be well earned.
West Ranch's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Monday, when they got past Vasquez's usually-dominant defense. West Ranch enjoyed a cozy 33-19 win over Vasquez. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 149th, while the Mustangs are ranked 433rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, everything went Hart's way against Valencia on Monday as Hart made off with a 28-6 victory. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 20 points or more this season.
A big part of Hart's win came down to the chemistry between Zoey Guzman and her top target Jessica Gutierrez. Guzman threw for 280 yards and three touchdowns while completing 92% of her passes while Gutierrez picked up 164 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Hart is 7-2 when Gutierrez posts two or more receiving touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Hart's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Nathalia Raio, Fhernanda Merino, and Merino picked up one apiece.
West Ranch pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Hart, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
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