The Dinuba Emperors will head out on the road to take on the Kingsburg Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Dinuba saw some tournament action on Saturday. They lost 65-43 to Tulare Union. While losing is never fun, the Emperors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 572nd, while the The Tribe are ranked 139th).
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Kingsburg's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of North by a score of 52-49.
Kingsburg's defeat dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Dinuba, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-5.
Dinuba didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Kingsburg in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 54-48 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Dinuba since the squad 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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