The Tulare Union The Tribe are taking a road trip to challenge the Tulare Western Mustangs at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
Tulare Union is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest loss since January 2nd on Thursday. They came up short against Dinuba, falling 53-31. While losing is never fun, the The Tribe can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 520th, while the Emperors are ranked 188th).
Meanwhile, Tulare Western made easy work of Lemoore on Thursday and carried off a 54-30 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs.
Tulare Union better focus on containing Annette Lopez and Miranda Nevarez as the pair were huge in Tulare Western's win. Lopez posted 16 points in addition to eight rebounds and six assists, while Nevarez had 18 points along with five boards and three steals. Those six assists gave Lopez a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Regina Toscano, who earned six points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Tulare Union's defeat dropped their record down to 14-13. As for Tulare Western, their victory bumped their record up to 17-9.
Tulare Union didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Tulare Western in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 38-32 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tulare Union since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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