Soccer Game Preview: Tulare Union vs. Tulare Western

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01/23/25 - Home	1-3 L
02/07/24 - Home	1-3 L
01/24/24 - Away	2-5 L
02/09/23 - Away	1-0 W
01/24/23 - Home	2-2 T
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Tulare Union and Tulare Western are an even 4-4-2 against one another since May of 2021, but likely not for long. The Tulare Union The Tribe will head out to challenge the Tulare Western Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

Thursday just wasn't the day for Tulare Union's offense. They fell just short of Dinuba by a score of 1-0 on Thursday.

Meanwhile, Tulare Western had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.2 goals) and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Tigers. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 234th, while the Tigers are ranked 977th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Tulare Western's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-5-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 13 goals over those four matches. As for Tulare Union, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-7-2.

Tulare Union came up short against Tulare Western in their previous matchup back in January, falling 3-1. Can Tulare Union avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.