Dinuba lost against Hanford on January 9th and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Dinuba Emperors lost 3-0 to the Hanford Bullpups. While losing is never fun, the Emperors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 605th, while the Bullpups are ranked 103rd).
Dinuba's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-8-3. The slump could be explained by some tough opposition over that stretch, namely Hanford, Tulare Union, and Tulare Western. As for Hanford, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 19-2.
Dinuba will welcome Tulare Western at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Tulare Western will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Dinuba surely won't give up without a fight. Hanford has already played their next game (against Tulare Union), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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