The Tulare Union The Tribe's recent rough patch got a bit rougher  on Friday after their sixth straight  loss. They were just a bucket shy of victory  and fell  46-45 to Lemoore. Tulare Union was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Tigers apparently hadn't forgotten their  loss the last time these teams played  on January 10th.
 Defeat or not, Tulare Union got some senior leadership from  Mason Hatton and  Jocelynn Melendez.  Hatton  scored eight points along with nine  rebounds and three  steals, while  Melendez.  scored 17 points. Another player making a difference was  Jazzlynn Miller, who  scored four points along with six  steals.
 Tulare Union has  traveled a rocky road recently having  lost eight of their last ten matchups,  which put a noticeable dent in their 10-15 record this season. As for Lemoore, their victory  ended a six-game drought on the road  dating back to last season and  puts them at 5-16.
 Tulare Union will  square off against the Bullpups at 6:00  p.m.  on Tuesday. Hopefully Hanford focused on turnovers this week  since the team gave up 24 on Saturday. As for Lemoore, they will be playing at home against the Hawks at 6:30  p.m.  on Tuesday. Mission Oak presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than the Tigers in California (the Hawks are ranked 265th, while the Tigers are ranked 897th).