Basketball Game Preview: Tulare Union The Tribe vs. Tulare Western Mustangs

By Team Reports Feb 7, 2025, 10:20pm

Basketball Preview: Tulare Union The Tribe vs. Tulare Western Mustangs

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Tulare Union is 2-8 against Tulare Western since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Tulare Union The Tribe will host the Tulare Western Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Tulare Union knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Tulare Western likes a good challenge.

Tulare Union will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Dinuba, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Tulare Union enjoyed a cozy 60-44 win over Dinuba on Thursday. Given the The Tribe's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 225th, while the Emperors are ranked 506th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Tulare Western, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They strolled past Lemoore with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 59-45.

Tulare Western's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-9. As for Tulare Union, their win bumped their record up to 22-5.

Tulare Union came up short against Tulare Western in their previous matchup back in January, falling 68-63. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Tulare Western's Malachi Ficher, who went 12 for 22 on his way to 29 points and seven boards. Now that Tulare Union knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.

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