Football Recap: West Orange-Stark Beats Tarkington for Their Fourth Straight Victory

West Orange-Stark had to skate by with only a three-point margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 54-point drubbing they dealt Tarkington on Friday. The Mustangs' defense stepped up to hand the Longhorns a 54-0 shutout. Considering the Mustangs have won four games by more than 28 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Mustangs

Previous 4 Games

10/31/25 @ Tarkington	54-0
10/24/25 vs Silsbee	33-30
10/17/25 @ Shepherd	42-6
10/10/25 vs Jasper	33-0

The victory (which was West Orange-Stark's fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-3. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.0 points on average over those games. As for Tarkington, they are on a 17-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-9.

Coming up, West Orange-Stark will face off against Hamshire-Fannett at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Mustangs will need to watch out since the Longhorns have now posted at least 31 points in their last three contests. As for Tarkington, they will challenge Jasper at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Longhorns will be up against the Bulldogs' rather soft defense (which has allowed 32.56 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.