Soccer Game Preview: Tulare Union vs. Tulare Western

Tulare Union and Tulare Western are an even 4-4-2 against one another since January of 2020, but likely not for long. The Tulare Union The Tribe will face off against the Tulare Western Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.

Things were looking good for Tulare Union after they put the first points on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mission Oak. While losing is never fun, the The Tribe can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 851st, while the Hawks are ranked 69th).

Meanwhile, Tulare Western entered their tilt with Lemoore on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Their defense stepped up to hand the Tigers a 3-0 shutout.

Isaac Moreno and Izaac Ruiz scored all three of Tulare Western's goals, bringing their combined season tally to ten goals.

Tulare Union's defeat dropped their record down to 4-11-2. As for Tulare Western, their victory bumped their record up to 7-8-4.