The Hanford Bullpups will venture away from home to challenge the Tulare Union The Tribe at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Hanford is coming into the game hot, having won their last six games.
Hanford's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Dinuba with a sharp 3-0 win. Considering the Bullpups have won ten contests by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Kensyn Laird and Selena Torres scored all three of Hanford's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 26 goals.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last game, Tulare Union made sure to put some goals up on the board against Lemoore on Wednesday. They blew past the Tigers 4-0. Given the The Tribe's advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 391st, while the Tigers are ranked 944th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hanford pushed their record up to 19-2 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 29 goals over those eight matchups. As for Tulare Union, their win bumped their record up to 14-5-2.
Hanford came out on top in a nail-biter against Tulare Union in their previous matchup on January 14th, sneaking past 2-1. 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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