Having just played yesterday, the Kingsburg Vikings will jump right back in to play the Lemoore Tigers at 7:45 p.m. on Saturday. Kingsburg has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 197 points over their last three games.
On Friday, everything went Kingsburg's way against Immanuel as Kingsburg made off with a 65-43 win. The Vikings have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matches by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Lemoore came up short against Dinuba on Thursday and fell 55-45. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Emperors recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Kingsburg will have to contain Papa Laye as he made an impact in Lemoore's last game. He posted 11 points in addition to seven rebounds and seven steals. Those seven steals gave Laye a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Micah Fox, who had six points and 11 boards.
Even though they lost, Lemoore smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in three consecutive contests.
Lemoore's loss dropped their record down to 13-8. As for Kingsburg, their victory bumped their record up to 9-11.
Kingsburg came up short against Lemoore when the teams last played back in December of 2021, falling 75-67. Can Kingsburg avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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