Dinuba and Lemoore are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2015, but not for long. The Dinuba Emperors will square off against the Lemoore Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Dinuba has nine straight victories, Lemoore has ten straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Dinuba is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Tulare Western: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Dinuba blew Tulare Western out of the water with a 51-24 final score. The Emperors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 23 points or more this season.
Jalissa Espirito continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, putting up 19 points. Another player making a difference was Samantha Gonzalez, who posted ten points.
Meanwhile, Lemoore came up short against Mission Oak on Friday, falling 62-36. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1115th, while the Hawks are ranked 514th).
Dinuba's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-5. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.8 points per game. As for Lemoore, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-16.
Everything came up roses for Dinuba against Lemoore when the teams last played back in January, as the squad secured a 76-8 victory. In that game, Dinuba amassed a halftime lead of 46-4, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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