The Tulare Union The Tribe basketball team (Tulare, CA), was nudged 46-45 in Friday's league battle with the visiting Lemoore Tigers (Lemoore, CA)

The Tigers now possess a 5-16 record. They put it on the line next when they host Mission Oak for a West Yosemite battle on Tuesday, January 30. Lemoore will battle a Hawks team coming off a 46-42 non-league loss to Shafter (Shafter, CA). The Hawks record now stands at 17-8.

The The Tribe (10-15) will now prepare for their battle against Hanford (Hanford, CA). The Bullpups come into the West Yosemite battle with a 11-12 record. In their last battle, Hanford was nudged by El Diamante (Visalia, CA), 65-52, in a non-league battle.