West Ranch won the last time they faced Antelope Valley, and things went their way on Thursday too. The West Ranch Wildcats blew past the Antelope Valley Antelopes 36-14. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 275th, while the Antelopes are ranked 666th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
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. That's the most rushing yards Deperno has posted since back in September of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, West Ranch was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 210 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
When it comes to explaining why Antelope Valley lost, don't look at Gavin Houston. Despite the final result, he rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns.
West Ranch now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Antelope Valley, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-3.
West Ranch will square off against Thousand Oaks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Antelope Valley, they will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Knight at 7:00 p.m. on September 19th.
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