Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Dinuba Emperors (Dinuba, CA) and the host Tulare Western Mustangs (Tulare, CA), saw Dinuba's basketball squad overcome Tulare Western by a tally of 67-59.

With the victory, Dinuba improves its record to 17-3 on the campaign. The Emperors host Lemoore (Lemoore, CA) to play the Tigers in a West Yosemite challenge on Tuesday, January 16. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 14-6. Lemoore won 55-51 in their recent non-league challenge against Frontier (Bakersfield, CA)

Next up, the Mustangs play the Hanford Bullpups (Hanford, CA) in a West Yosemite challenge, on Tuesday, January 16. Tulare Western will attempt to improve on its 11-9 season record. The Bullpups come into the challenge with a 7-12 record after their 64-49 non-league loss to Redwood (Visalia, CA).