Dinuba lost against Hanford back in October of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Emperors took a blow against the Bullpups, falling 72-43. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (42), the Emperors still had to take the loss.
NATHANIEL LOPEZ
| 10/03/25 vs Hanford | 174 |
| 09/19/25 @ Washington Union | 143 |
| 09/12/25 vs Selma | 61 |
| 09/05/25 @ Kingsburg | 132 |
| 08/29/25 vs Golden West | 72 |
| + 1 more games |
Dinuba's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of NATHANIEL LOPEZ, who gained 222 total yards and two touchdowns, and TONY IBARRA, who threw for 319 yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, LOPEZ is now averaging an impressive 103.8 rushing yards per game. LORENZO WILLIAMS was IBARRA's top target, picking up 140 receiving yards and one score.
Hanford's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jerren Mao led the charge by throwing for 391 yards and five TDs while completing 80.8% of his passes. Mao's passing game has become a key predictor of the Bullpups' success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 0-3 otherwise. Hanford's leading receiver Taveon Patterson was Mao's top target yet again, picking up 222 receiving yards and four touchdowns.
Dinuba moved to 3-3 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Hanford, the win also got them back to even at 3-3.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Dinuba will square off against rival Tulare Western at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Hanford is set to face off against their familiar foe Tulare Union at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Mao and Jordan Crisp.
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