Tulare Union was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They lost 62-36 to the El Diamante Miners. While losing is never fun, the The Tribe can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 609th, while the Miners are ranked 258th).
Several The Tribe players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kaiden Valdez, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jazzlynn Miller, who posted seven points and ten rebounds.
El Diamante got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Rian Jones-Dillihunt out in front who put up 15 points. Jones-Dillihunt's evening made it nine games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Angelina Morales, who had 14 points.
Tulare Union's loss dropped their record down to 7-10. As for El Diamante, their win bumped their record up to 9-6.
Tulare Union will square off against Lemoore at 6:30 p.m. on January 9th. Tulare Union is facing Lemoore at the right time seeing as Lemoore is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for El Diamante, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 75-27 defeat against Monache on the 7th.
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