If Mission Oak was riding high fresh off their 41-12 takedown of El Diamante two weeks ago, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Hawks lost 39-19 to the Tulare Western Mustangs on Friday. The game marked the Hawks' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Tulare Western to victory, but perhaps none more so than Preston Seechan, who rushed for 165 yards and three TDs. With that strong performance, Seechan is now averaging an impressive 105.5 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of JUJU Hernandez, who threw for 388 yards and three touchdowns.
Mission Oak's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Tulare Western, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Coming up, Mission Oak will venture away from home to face off against Lemoore at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Hawks are facing the Tigers at the right time seeing as the Tigers are stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Tulare Western, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Dinuba at 7:30 p.m. The Mustangs will be up against the Emperors' rather soft defense (which has allowed 34.67 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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