Basketball Recap: Yosemite Falls to Lemoore in First Game of Season

By Team Reports Dec 5, 2024, 9:42am

Basketball Recap: Yosemite Badgers vs. Lemoore Tigers

Yosemite kicked off their season on the road on Thursday and hit a couple of potholes. They were beaten by the Lemoore Tigers 98-17. The Badgers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 57-12.

Lucas McGoldrick was Yosemite's leading scorer, having posted five points. McGoldrick also led the team in assists with three.

Lemoore's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jasean Gardner led the charge by going 5 for 6 en route to 10 points plus seven steals. The dominant performance also gave Gardner a new career-high in field goal percentage (83%). Micah Fox was another key player, going 6 for 7 en route to 12 points plus three steals.

Yosemite has already played their next matchup, a 58-38 defeat against Dos Palos on the 22nd. As for Lemoore, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 67-60 loss against Redwood on the 26th.

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