Football Preview: Wasco Tigers vs. Tulare Western Mustangs
After each having a week off, the Wasco Tigers and the Tulare Western Mustangs will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Wasco will head out to face Tulare Western after giving up their first home loss of the season two weeks ago. Wasco was dealt a 36-8 defeat at the hands of Tehachapi. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Warriors recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, Tulare Western has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 18 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit two weeks ago. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, they made off with a 34-33 win over Redwood. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs.
Mikey Johnson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 137 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 41 receiving yards. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023. Another player making a difference was Juju Hernandez, who threw for 189 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes.
Wasco's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2. As for Tulare Western, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Wasco came up short against Tulare Western when the teams last played back in April of 2021, falling 12-8. Can Wasco avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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