Football Recap: Tehachapi Warriors vs. West Vikings
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tehachapi). They claimed a resounding 49-7 win over the West Vikings at home. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won five matches by 28 points or more so far this season.
Tehachapi's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Cayden King led the charge by rushing for 79 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave King a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Colton Michael, who threw for 121 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Tehachapi was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 254 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in 20 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Tehachapi wouldn't let West keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Carson Rolow, Jacob Meza, Ethan Kent, and Kenny Pitt picked up one apiece. Meza is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season.
Despite the loss, West still got an impressive performance from Lorenzo Vasquez, who picked up 100 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Tehachapi has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for West, their defeat was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-5.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Tehachapi will take on Golden Valley at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Tehachapi's defense has only allowed 11 points per game this season, so Golden Valley's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for West, their and East Bakersfield will meet in a classic East v. West matchup at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. West is facing East Bakersfield at the right time seeing as East Bakersfield is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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