Hanford and Tulare Western are an even 3-3-4 against one another since December of 2017, but likely not for long. The Hanford Bullpups will head out on the road to challenge the Tulare Western Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Hanford comes in on seven and Tulare Western on four.
Hanford's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over Tulare Union. The Bullpups' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four contests.
Kensyn Laird and Leah Locke scored both of Hanford's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 28 goals.
Meanwhile, Tulare Western's and Dinuba's game on Friday was close at halftime, but Tulare Western turned on the heat in the second half with two goals. Tulare Western put the hurt on Dinuba with a sharp 3-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Mustangs, who have now won six matches by three goals or more so far this season.
Hanford pushed their record up to 20-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those four contests. As for Tulare Western, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5-1 record this season.
Hanford beat Tulare Western 3-1 in their previous meeting back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hanford since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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