Lemoore and Dinuba are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2015, but not for long. The Lemoore Tigers will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the Dinuba Emperors at 6:30 p.m. Lemoore has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with ten straight defeats, while Dinuba will come in with nine straight wins.
Lemoore came up short against Mission Oak on Friday, falling 62-36. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1115th, while the Hawks are ranked 514th).
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Dinuba over Tulare Western in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Dinuba blew Tulare Western out of the water with a 51-24 final score. The Emperors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matches by 23 points or more this season.
Lemoore better keep an eye on Jalissa Espirito. She was instrumental in Dinuba's win, putting up 19 points. Another player making a difference was Samantha Gonzalez, who posted ten points.
Dinuba is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.8 points per game. As for Lemoore, their loss dropped their record down to 2-16.
Lemoore took a serious blow against Dinuba in their previous matchup back in January, falling 76-8. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Espirito, who went 9 of 20 en route to 23 points along with seven boards and three steals. Now that Lemoore knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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