Lemoore was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 11th straight loss. They had to suffer through a 58-22 loss at the hands of the Dinuba Emperors. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1093rd, while the Emperors are ranked 189th).
Dinuba was led to victory by Samantha Gonzalez and Jalissa Espirito. Gonzalez went 6 of 11 en route to 16 points, while Espirito posted 15 points and three steals. Espirito has been hot for a while, having posted three or more steals the last 18 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kathryne Forbes, who scored seven points and nine boards.
Lemoore's defeat dropped their record down to 2-17. As for Dinuba, the victory (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 18-5.
Lemoore will challenge Tulare Western at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Dinuba, they will take on Tulare Union at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Dinuba is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53 points per game this season.
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