There's no place like home for Tulare Western, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They took their game at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 42-12 win over the Mt. Whitney Pioneers. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 30-6.
Mikey Johnson had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Juju Hernandez, who threw for 133 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes.
Tulare Western's victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-1. As for Mt. Whitney, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Tulare Western will square off against Redwood at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Tulare Western is facing Redwood at the right time seeing as Redwood is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Mt. Whitney, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Mission Oak at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Mission Oak focused on turnovers this week as team gave up five last Thursday.
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