Tulare Union is 8-2 against Tulare Western since November of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Tulare Union The Tribe will play host again on Friday to welcome the Tulare Western Mustangs, where kickoff is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. Tulare Union is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37 points per game this season.
Last Thursday, Tulare Union didn't have too much trouble with Dinuba as they won 43-29. Given the The Tribe's advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 100th, while the Emperors are ranked 462nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Tulare Union's win came down to the chemistry between Jordan Crisp and his top target Josiah Orosco. Crisp threw for 204 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes while Orosco rushed for 168 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries.
Meanwhile, Tulare Western's game on Friday was all tied up 7-7 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They walked away with a 14-7 victory over Lemoore.
Tulare Western can attribute much of their success to Malachi Ficher, who picked up 30 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Ficher also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, defending two passes and snagged an interception. Tulare Western also got a significant boost from Mikey Johnson, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 89 yards.
Tulare Western wouldn't let Lemoore keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Tulare Western can thank Devin Hicks and Jayden Steverson for forcing both of them.
Tulare Union's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. As for Tulare Western, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
Tulare Union strolled past Tulare Western in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 43-28. Does Tulare Union have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tulare Western turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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