Wasco lost against Tulare Western back in April of 2021, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Wasco Tigers fell 23-15 to the Tulare Western Mustangs. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 528th, while the Mustangs are ranked 228th).
Wasco's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kevin Perez, who rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Wasco also got a significant boost from Hammie Lopez, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 85 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Wasco was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 272 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Tulare Western got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Malachi Ficher out in front who picked up 62 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 36 yards and a touchdown. Mikey Johnson was another key player, rushing for 91 yards and a touchdown.
This is the second loss in a row for Wasco and nudges their season record down to 2-3. As for Tulare Western, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 4-1.
Wasco has already played their next contest, a 57-7 victory against Chavez on the 4th. As for Tulare Western, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 42-14 win against Mission Oak on the 4th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
