Football Preview: Mission Oak Hawks vs. San Luis Obispo Tigers
The Mission Oak Hawks will head out on the road to square off against the San Luis Obispo Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
While Hawks fans will have to keep waiting for their team to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Friday's season opener. They took their matchup on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 31-0 win over Sanger West. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 241st, while the Hornets are ranked 775th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Achillies Sierra was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 76 yards and a touchdown while completing 100% of his passes. Another back making a difference was Malachi King, who rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown.
Mission Oak wouldn't let Sanger West keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Mission Oak can thank Ben Rios and Ethan Rodriguez for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, San Luis Obispo took care of business in their home opener on Friday. They came out on top against Mt. Whitney by a score of 34-23.
Jace Gomes went supernova for San Luis Obispo, rushing for 154 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry, and also throwing for 73 yards and two touchdowns. Colbin Garrison handled things on the ground, rushing for 83 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Garrison wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: San Luis Obispo was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 285 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 166 rushing yards in 12 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Mission Oak didn't have too much breathing room in their game against San Luis Obispo in their previous matchup back in November of 2022, but they still walked away with a 30-25 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mission Oak since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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