West is 2-7 against Tehachapi since November of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The West Vikings and the Tehachapi Warriors are set to duel. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
West took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They walked away with a 20-7 win over Foothill. That looming 20-7 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Vikings yet this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tehachapi). They blew past North 48-7 on the road on Friday. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 28 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Tehachapi to victory, but perhaps none more so than Adrian Pina, who rushed for 27 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown. Andrew Aguirre got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Tehachapi was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 248 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in 19 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Tehachapi didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Carter Kolesar and Aguirre.
West's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-4. As for Tehachapi, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
West suffered a grim 38-13 defeat to Tehachapi in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point West was down 31-0.
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