The Tulare Union The Tribe came into Wednesday's game having lost eight straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Dinuba 47-45. The victory was just what Tulare Union needed coming off of a 51-31 loss in their prior match.
Leading Tulare Union to victory were Jocelynn Melendez and Kailee Gilbert. Melendez scored 15 points along with five rebounds and four steals, while Gilbert dropped a double-double on 14 points and 15 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Hatton, who scored two points along with five rebounds and five blocks.
Despite the loss, Dinuba still got an impressive performance from Jalissa Espirito, who scored 20 points along with five rebounds. Espirito is trending in the right direction, as she's improved her point production for four games straight. Another player making a difference was Sydnee Sandoval, who scored nine points.
Tulare Union's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-17. As for Dinuba, their loss dropped their record down to 15-11.
Tulare Union will look to defend their home court on Friday against Tulare Western at 7:15 p.m. Tulare Union is facing Tulare Western at the right time seeing as Tulare Western is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Dinuba, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Mission Oak at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Mission Oak has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
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