Mission Oak hasn't had much luck against Hanford recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Mission Oak Hawks are taking a road trip to challenge the Hanford Bullpups at 7:30 p.m.
Mission Oak's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Tulare Union on Friday. They were outmatched by the The Tribe on the road and fell 42-0. The Hawks' defeat continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
Meanwhile, Hanford put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Tulare Western on the road to the tune of 42-7. Considering the Bullpups have won five matchups by more than 24 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Daniel Gomez was his usual excellent self, throwing for 328 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 48 yards and a touchdown. Albert Richardson was another key player, gaining 195 total yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hanford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 225 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Mission Oak's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Hanford, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-0.
Mission Oak and Hanford were almost perfectly matched up in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, but Mission Oak suffered an agonizing 35-34 defeat. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gomez, who threw for 289 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes. Now that Mission Oak knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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