The Tehachapi Warriors will venture away from home to face off against the Wasco Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Tehachapi's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 41-0 victory over Taft. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 334th, while the Wildcats are ranked 749th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tehachapi's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Aiden Nicholson led the charge by rushing for 78 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. Wade Brooks was another key rusher, rushing for 60 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Brooks wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Tehachapi was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 266 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in 15 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Tehachapi's defense and their three sacks. Jacob Meza was especially locked on to Taft's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Wasco beat Morro Bay 32-28 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Tehachapi now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Wasco, they now also have a winning record of 2-1.
Tehachapi strolled past Wasco in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a score of 25-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tehachapi 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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