Football Preview: Sunnyside Wildcats vs. Tulare Western Mustangs
Sunnyside has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to challenge the Tulare Western Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Sunnyside's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last seven contests.
Sunnyside is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Tehachapi by a score of 33-21. Sunnyside's victory was all the more impressive since the Warriors were averaging only 13.55 points allowed on the season.
Meanwhile, Tulare Western ended up a good deal behind Tulare Union last Friday and lost 42-23. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 214th, while the The Tribe are ranked 105th).
Tulare Western might have lost, but man, Mikey Johnson was a machine: he rushed for 186 yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Johnson is now averaging an impressive 102.1 rushing yards per game.
Even though they lost, Tulare Western was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 210 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September.
Tulare Western's defeat dropped their record down to 7-3. As for Sunnyside, their win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-0.
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