The Dinuba Emperors will venture away from home to challenge the Lemoore Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Dinuba is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals on Thursday, they were much more limited against Tulare Western on Tuesday. They fell 3-1 to the Mustangs.
Meanwhile, Lemoore lost 5-2 to Mission Oak on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 439th, while the Hawks are ranked 63rd).
Sebastian Limon and Alex Bello scored both of Lemoore's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 12 goals.
Dinuba has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-5-3 record this season. As for Lemoore, their loss dropped their record down to 6-8.
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