Tulare Union put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They enjoyed a cozy 28-14 victory over the Bakersfield Christian Eagles. The 28-point effort marked the The Tribe's lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Tulare Union was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 332 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Talen Mather, who rushed for 44 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 84 receiving yards. Mather got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 62 yards. Andre Calderon also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 103 receiving yards.
Tulare Union's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Bakersfield Christian, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-2 record.
Tulare Union will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Hanford at 7:30 p.m. on October 11th. Tulare Union is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 38.5 points per game this season. Bakersfield Christian also won't see the field for a while: their next game is against Highland at 7:30 p.m. on October 11th.
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