After three games on the road, Tulare Union is heading back home. They will welcome the Mission Oak Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Tulare Union is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Hanford just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Friday. They came up short against the Bullpups, falling 33-8. The matchup marked the The Tribe's lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, Mission Oak came up short against Lemoore on Friday and fell 17-7. The loss continues a trend for the Hawks in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost three in a row.
Having lost for the first time this season, Tulare Union fell to 6-1. As for Mission Oak, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Tulare Union beat Mission Oak 32-25 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Mission Oak's Daniel Gonzalez, who threw for 171 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 34 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Tulare Union to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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