After flying high against Saugus last Friday, West Ranch came back down to earth. The West Ranch Wildcats took a hard 42-28 fall against the Castaic Coyotes on Thursday. The Wildcats were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Coyotes apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
Despite the loss, West Ranch still got an impressive performance from Luke Deperno, who rushed for 169 yards and a touchdown, and also caught two touchdowns. Deperno's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 169 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, West Ranch was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 216 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 207 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Castaic was led to victory by Khanai Langford and Monty Coleman. Langford threw for 207 yards and three touchdowns, while Coleman gained 169 total yards and two touchdowns. Coleman showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 50 yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (113 yards to be exact) went to Isaiah Reid, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
West Ranch has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-4 record this season. As for Castaic, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-5.
West Ranch is taking a road trip to square off against Golden Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Castaic, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Saugus at 7:00 p.m. Castaic is out to stop a three-game streak of losses at home.
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