Tulare Union is 2-8 against El Diamante since November of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Tulare Union The Tribe will head out on the road to challenge the El Diamante Miners at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Tulare Union is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game last Saturday. They had to suffer through a 61-30 loss at the hands of Roosevelt. 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 613th, while the Rough Riders are ranked 172nd).
Tulare Union's loss came about despite a quality game from Kailee Gilbert, who posted seven points and seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was Aiyanna Olivera, who put up two points and ten rebounds.
Even though they lost, Tulare Union smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive boards in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, El Diamante ended up a good deal behind Orcutt Academy on Saturday and lost 67-52.
El Diamante's defeat dropped their record down to 8-6. As for Tulare Union, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.
Tulare Union suffered a grim 60-37 defeat to El Diamante in their previous matchup on December 6th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of El Diamante's Rian Jones-Dillihunt, who had 25 points. Now that Tulare Union 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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