After each having a week off, the Wasco Tigers and the Tulare Western Mustangs will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Wasco will head out to face Tulare Western after giving up their first home loss of the season last Friday. Wasco was beaten by Tehachapi 36-8. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Warriors recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, Tulare Western has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 18 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit last Friday. They slipped by Redwood 34-33. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs.
Mikey Johnson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 137 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 41 receiving yards. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023. Juju Hernandez was another key player, throwing for 189 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes.
Wasco's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2. As for Tulare Western, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Wasco came up short against Tulare Western when the teams last played back in April of 2021, falling 12-8. Can Wasco avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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