The Tehachapi Warriors will take on the North Stars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Tehachapi is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.5 points per game this season.
Tehachapi will head into Thursday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a three-point loss in their last matchup, but they sure didn't let that happen against East Bakersfield on Thursday. Tehachapi simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat East Bakersfield 35-0 on the road. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 333rd, while the Blades are ranked 841st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tehachapi can attribute much of their success to Adrian Pina, who rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown, and Andrew Aguirre, who rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown. Pina's longest rush was for an incredible 89 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Tehachapi was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 317 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in 18 consecutive games dating back to last season.
One reason for the win was Tehachapi's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. East Bakersfield's QB won't forget Leo Gonzalez anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Gonzalez also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 12.
Meanwhile, North was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 24-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of Arvin.
North might have lost, but man, Elijah Valdovinos was a machine: he rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries.
Tehachapi pushed their record up to 4-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for North, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Everything came up roses for Tehachapi against North in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 49-6 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tehachapi since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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