Football Recap: Lemoore Tigers vs. Hanford Bullpups
Lemoore lost against Hanford back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Lemoore Tigers took a 29-14 bruising from the Hanford Bullpups. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 220th, while the Bullpups are ranked 50th).
Despite the loss, Lemoore saw an underclassman step up: freshman Blaine Guevara rushed for 54 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. The dominant performance gave Guevara a new career-high in rushing yards.
Guevara was just one part of a punishing run game: Lemoore was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 202 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hanford only rushed for 104.
Leading Hanford to victory were Daniel Gomez and Kourdey Glass. Gomez threw for 283 yards and three touchdowns on only 19 passes, while Glass gained 211 total yards and a touchdown. Glass' longest reception was for an incredible 80 yards. Another player making a difference was Jc Turner, who picked up 78 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Lemoore dropped their record down to 5-5 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Hanford, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 10-0.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Lemoore will be playing in front of their home fans against St. Joseph at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Hanford, they will square off against Clovis at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Deagan Rose and Gomez.
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