Football Preview: Tulare Western Mustangs vs. Sunnyside Wildcats
The Tulare Western Mustangs will square off against the Sunnyside Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Tulare Western is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.8 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Tulare Western ended up a good deal behind Tulare Union and lost 42-23. The Mustangs have struggled against the The Tribe recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
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.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Sunnyside had no problem doing just that on Friday. They came out on top against the Warriors by a score of 33-21. The Wildcats' win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Sunnyside pushed their record up to 11-0 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Tulare Western, their loss dropped their record down to 7-3.
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