Basketball Game Preview: Tulare Union The Tribe vs. Hanford Bullpups

The Tulare Union The Tribe will square off against the Hanford Bullpups at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Hanford took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Tulare Union, who comes in off a win.

Tulare Union is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest win since December 5, 2024 on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Lemoore as Tulare Union made off with a 49-26 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the The Tribe have posted against the Tigers since November 30, 2018.

Meanwhile, Hanford came up short against Dinuba on Wednesday and fell 44-31. While losing is never fun, the Bullpups can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 865th, while the Emperors are ranked 193rd).

Hanford dropped their record down to 3-15 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Tulare Union, the victory got them back to even at 12-12.

Tulare Union strolled past Hanford when the teams last played on January 14th by a score of 50-32. Does Tulare Union have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hanford turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.