Football Preview: Tulare Western Mustangs vs. Wasco Tigers
After each having a week off, the Tulare Western Mustangs and the Wasco Tigers will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Tulare Western's defense has only allowed 18 points per game this season, so Wasco's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Tulare Western's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Redwood offense got past them. Tulare Western pulled ahead with a 34-33 photo finish over Redwood last Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
Mikey Johnson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 137 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 41 receiving yards. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 100.5 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Juju Hernandez, who threw for 189 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes.
Meanwhile, Wasco entered their contest against Tehachapi last Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Wasco was outmatched by Tehachapi at home and fell 36-8. Having soared to a lofty 32 points in the game before, the Tigers couldn't push the score so high this time.
Tulare Western's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Wasco, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2.
Tulare Western didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Wasco in their previous meeting back in April of 2021, but they still walked away with a 12-8 win. Will Tulare Western repeat their success, or does Wasco have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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