Tulare Western was the 68-63 winner over Tulare Union when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Tulare Western Mustangs fell 83-73 to the Tulare Union Tribe on Tuesday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (59), the Mustangs still had to take the loss.
Malachi Ficher
| 02/11/25 @ Tulare Union | 34 |
| 02/06/25 vs Lemoore | 22 |
| 01/31/25 vs Dinuba | 15 |
| 01/29/25 vs Mission Oak | 23 |
| 01/23/25 vs Tulare Union | 29 |
| + 6 more games |
Despite the loss, Tulare Western still got an impressive performance from Malachi Ficher, who went 12-for-22 to rack up 34 points and six boards. The matchup was Ficher's 11th in a row with at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaine Garcia, who posted 12 points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Tulare Union to victory, but perhaps none more so than Demaje Riley, who scored 29 points. Riley continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Brayden Stevenson, who put up 20 points.
Tulare Western's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 18-10. As for Tulare Union, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 23-5.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Tulare Western will face off against Central at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Tulare Western is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 68.9 points per game this season. As for Tulare Union, they will square off against Fresno at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Tulare Union knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Fresno likes a good challenge.
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