Basketball Game Preview: Tulare Union The Tribe vs. Mission Oak Hawks

Tulare Union has won ten straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Mission Oak has won ten straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Tulare Union The Tribe will welcome the Mission Oak Hawks at 7:15 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Tulare Union will head into Tuesday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by 22) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 78-76 victory over Hanford. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the The Tribe have posted since December 14, 2024.

Meanwhile, Mission Oak played a tough matchup on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 86-62 to Lemoore. The Hawks have struggled against the Tigers recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.

Tulare Union's victory bumped their record up to 18-2. As for Mission Oak, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-10.

Tulare Union won a contest that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played back in February of 2024, slipping by Mission Oak 55-54. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Mission Oak's Malakai Rodriguez, who went 9 of 17 on his way to 22 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Tulare Union still be able to contain Rodriguez? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.