The Dinuba Emperors and the Dougherty Valley Wildcats will round out the year against one another at at 11:30 a.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Dinuba sitting on four straight wins and Dougherty Valley on eight.
Dinuba picked up another tournament win on Saturday. They enjoyed a cozy 49-33 victory over Redwood.
| 12/21/24 vs Redwood | 17 |
| 12/20/24 vs Reedley | 19 |
| 12/19/24 vs Tulare Union | 20 |
Jalissa Espirito and Kathryne Forbes were among the main playmakers for Dinuba as the former posted 17 points and the latter scored 16 points. Espirito's afternoon made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points.
While Dougherty Valley didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against Castro Valley by a score of 54-47 on Monday. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 180th, while the Trojans are ranked 557th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Dinuba's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-4. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.4 points per game. As for Dougherty Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.
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