The Mission Oak Hawks will welcome the Lemoore Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Mission Oak is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Tulare Western on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Mission Oak was dealt a 42-14 loss at the hands of Tulare Western.
Although Mission Oak took the loss, they still got scores from Royal Cox and Ja'Khari Burrell.
Meanwhile, Lemoore was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were outmatched by Tulare Union at home and fell 49-21. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 246th, while the The Tribe are ranked 82nd).
Mission Oak's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Lemoore, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 3-3.
Mission Oak might still be hurting after the 42-17 loss they got from Lemoore when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Mission Oak, Johnny Cunha (who rushed for 14 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 148 yards and a touchdown on only 12 passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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