The Dinuba Emperors will take on the Tulare Union The Tribe at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Dinuba comes in on ten and Tulare Union on four.
Dinuba is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Lemoore: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Dinuba blew Lemoore out of the water with a 58-22 final score. The Emperors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 games by 23 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Tulare Union didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Mission Oak on Tuesday, but they still walked away with a 36-32 victory.
Dinuba is also on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.8 points per game. As for Tulare Union, they pushed their record up to 14-12 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Dinuba strolled past Tulare Union in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a score of 59-43. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Tulare Union's Kailee Gilbert, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 12 rebounds. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Dinuba still be able to contain Gilbert? There's only one way to find out.
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