The Lemoore Tigers are taking a road trip to challenge the Dinuba Emperors at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lemoore is coming into the game on a six-game losing streak.
Lemoore lost 5-2 to Mission Oak on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 695th, while the Hawks are ranked 146th).
Allen Fortune III and Dylan Brooks scored both of Lemoore's goals, bringing their combined season tally to nine goals.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Dinuba was not quite Tulare Western's equal in the second half on Friday. They came up short against the Mustangs, falling 3-0. The Emperors haven't had much luck with the Mustangs recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Lemoore's defeat dropped their record down to 6-13. As for Dinuba, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-7-4.
Lemoore came up short against Dinuba when the teams last played back in January, falling 2-0. Can Lemoore avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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