West and Tehachapi met for a duel on Friday where West couldn't get it done. The West Vikings were beaten by the Tehachapi Warriors 49-7. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 667th, while the Warriors are ranked 275th).
Despite the loss, West still got an impressive performance from Lorenzo Vasquez, who picked up 100 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Tehachapi got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Cayden King out in front who rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave King a new career-high in rushing yards. Colton Michael was another key player, throwing for 121 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes.
West's loss was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Tehachapi, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. West will welcome East Bakersfield at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. West is facing East Bakersfield at the right time seeing as East Bakersfield is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Tehachapi, they will take on Golden Valley at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Tehachapi will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
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