Football Recap: Tehachapi Warriors vs. North Stars
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tehachapi). They blew past the North Stars 48-7 on the road on Friday. Considering the Warriors have won four contests by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Tehachapi's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Adrian Pina led the charge by rushing for 27 yards and a touchdown, while also catching a touchdown. Cayden King was another key rusher, rushing for 58 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Tehachapi was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 248 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in 19 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
When it comes to explaining why North lost, don't look at Justin Lewis. Despite the final result, he rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Lewis a new career-high in rushing yards.
Tehachapi pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for North, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5.
Tehachapi and West are set to duel on Friday. Tehachapi's defense has only allowed 11.6 points per game this season, so West's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for North, they are taking a road trip to challenge East Bakersfield at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. North is facing East Bakersfield at the right time seeing as East Bakersfield is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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