Mission Oak and Tulare Union are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Mission Oak Hawks will challenge the Tulare Union The Tribe at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Mission Oak knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Tulare Union likes a good challenge.
Mission Oak is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Lemoore on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Mission Oak came up short against Lemoore, falling 86-62. The defeat continues a trend for the Hawks in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost seven in a row.
Meanwhile, Tulare Union's game on Tuesday was all tied up 31-31 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They had just enough and edged Hanford out 78-76. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the The Tribe.
Tulare Union pushed their record up to 18-2 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.3 points per game. As for Mission Oak, their loss dropped their record down to 8-10.
Mission Oak and Tulare Union were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, but Mission Oak came up empty-handed after a 55-54 defeat. Can Mission Oak avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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