Soccer Recap: Hanford's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Monday
By Team Reports
Feb 4, 2025, 7:56am
Soccer Recap: Hanford vs. Tulare Western

Bullpups
02/03/25 @ Tulare Western | 1-2 |
01/31/25 @ Tulare Union | 2-0 |
01/29/25 vs Dinuba | 3-0 |
01/23/25 @ Lemoore | 4-0 |
01/21/25 @ Mission Oak | 3-0 |
After a string of seven wins, Hanford's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell just short of the Tulare Western Mustangs by a score of 2-1. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Bullpups came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 99th, while the Mustangs are ranked 255th).
Hanford's goal came courtesy of Kensyn Laird, who's now up to 25 this season.
Hanford's defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 7-1 and their overall record down to 20-3. As for Tulare Western, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5-1 record this season.
Hanford will square off against Mission Oak at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Tulare Western, they will take on Lemoore at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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