Football Preview: Tehachapi Warriors vs. West Vikings
Tehachapi has gone 7-2 against West recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Tehachapi Warriors and the West Vikings are set to duel. Tehachapi is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.4 points per game this season.
Tehachapi is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by North on the road to the tune of 48-7 on Friday. Considering the Warriors have won four matches 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. Another rusher making a difference was Cayden King, who rushed 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.
Tehachapi didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Carter Kolesar and Andrew Aguirre.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for West, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They came out on top against Foothill by a score of 20-7 on Friday. That looming 20-7 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Vikings yet this season.
Tehachapi's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-2. As for West, their win bumped their record up to 3-4.
Tehachapi took their victory against West when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 38-13. In that contest, Tehachapi amassed a halftime lead of 31-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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