Basketball Recap: Saturday's Win Is Lemoore's Fourth in Last Five Outings

Lemoore won the last time they faced Hanford West, and Micah Fox did his part to make sure it happened again. The Lemoore Tigers wrapped up 2024 with a 63-44 win over the Hanford West Huskies thanks in part to Fox, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 14 boards. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 8.2 rebounds per game.

Ian Snell was another key player, putting up eight points and 12 rebounds. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rebounds.

Lemoore has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.0 points per game. As for Hanford West, they are on a 16-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-14.

Lemoore wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 58-43 victory against Kennedy on the 30th. As for Hanford West, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 61-45 defeat against Fowler on the 30th.