Lemoore Tigers, 7-2, crush visiting Tulare Western and look forward to regular-season finale at 8-1 Hanford
Lemoore’s players assured themselves of a title tilt, easily dispatching its league foes, culminating in a 29-0 pasting of visiting Tulare Western on Friday night. After playing Tulare to a first-quarter tie, the Tigers rolled over the visitors 29-0, scoring 15 fourth-quarter points to earn a shot at the league title against the Bullpups on Friday night.
The 7-2 Tigers will be taking on a solid 8-1 Bullpups’ team whose only loss came at the hands of Frontier High School – a 35-6 loss.
![Lemoore Tigers, 7-2, crush visiting Tulare Western and look forward to regular-season finale at 8-1 Hanford Tiger quarterback Johnny Cunha follows Travan Gaffney as he picks up yardage in Friday night's game against Tulare Wesrn.](http://www.mylemooreleader.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/w450/n1950/10 23 2023 Lemoores quarterback Johnny Cunha follows Trevon Gaffney in picking up a few yards in the opening quarter.jpg)
Lemoore and Hanford blitzed through the WYL campaign, putting together perfect 4-0 records.
For the Tigers, Damien Hernandez pounded out 55 yards rushing to lead the Tigers’ ground game. As a team, Lemoore posted a game-high 184 yards on the ground. He also scored a pair of touchdowns to cement the Tigers' win.
![Lemoore Tigers, 7-2, crush visiting Tulare Western and look forward to regular-season finale at 8-1 Hanford The Tigers pregame charge onto the field in Tiger Stadium.](http://www.mylemooreleader.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/w450/n1950/10 21 2023 The pre-game charge onto the field in Tiger Stadium.jpg)
![Lemoore Tigers, 7-2, crush visiting Tulare Western and look forward to regular-season finale at 8-1 Hanford Lemoore's Kiontre Harris makes a leaping tackle against Hanford.](http://www.mylemooreleader.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/w450/n1950/10 21 2023 No. 11 Kiontre Harris making a eaping trackle to keep the gain to short yardage.jpg)
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