After each having a week off, the Golden West Trailblazers and the Tehachapi Warriors will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Golden West's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed two weeks ago. They breezed by North at home to the tune of 48-0. Given the Trailblazers' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 192nd, while the Stars are ranked 502nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jayden Najera was his usual excellent self, throwing for 356 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 17.8 yards per attempt. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for four or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Isaac Elias also helped out as he racked up 113 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Tehachapi humbled Wasco with a 36-8 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Warriors.
Tehachapi's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Andrew Aguirre, who rushed for 96 yards on only seven carries, and also caught a touchdown. Aguirre got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 56 yards. Kaidon Hagerty was in the mix as well, providing Tehachapi with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Tehachapi was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 262 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in 16 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
The victory was the third in a row for Golden West, bringing their record for this year to 3-1. As for Tehachapi, their record is now 3-1.
Golden West was dealt a bruising 41-7 defeat at the hands of Tehachapi in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Golden West avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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