Mission Oak has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Tulare Western Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Mission Oak: 17.4, Tulare Western: 17.4) so any points scored will be well earned.
Last Friday, Mission Oak strolled past El Diamante with points to spare, taking the game 21-2.
The critical scores for Mission Oak came from Ja'Khari Burrell, Malachi King, and Anthony Jackson.
Meanwhile, Tulare Western waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 23-15 win over the Tigers. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 244th, while the Tigers are ranked 511th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Tulare Western to victory, but perhaps none more so than Malachi Ficher, who picked up 62 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 36 yards and a touchdown. Another back making a difference was Mikey Johnson, who rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown.
Mission Oak now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Tulare Western, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Mission Oak beat Tulare Western 33-20 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will Mission Oak repeat their success, or does Tulare Western have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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